Where does “Mirkwood” come from?

Mirkwood (English) comes from Old Norse Myrkviðr, from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Mirkwood (English): Any of several European forests in Germanic mythology

Definitions

  1. Any of several European forests in Germanic mythology

Ancestry of “Mirkwood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMyrkviðrMirkwood
2Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →