Where does “Widnes” come from?

Widnes (English) comes from Danish vid, from Old Danish with, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

Widnes (English): originally in Lancashire

Definitions

  1. originally in Lancashire

Ancestry of “Widnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvidwide; wit; imperative of vide
2Old Danishwith—
3Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →Every word from Old Danish with →