Where does “Edith” come from?

Edith is an English given name derived from Old English Ēadġȳð, a compound of elements whose original meanings are not definitively established.

Ancestry of “Edith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishĒadġȳþ—
2Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “Edith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →