Where does “Woodstock” come from?
Woodstock comes from Old English wudu combined with stukką from Proto-Germanic, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European widʰu- and weydʰ-, meaning wood or forest.
Ancestry of “Woodstock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 2 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
Words derived from “Woodstock”