Where does “Wythe” come from?

Wythe (English) comes from Old English wiþþe, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Wythe (English): A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness

Definitions

  1. A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness

Ancestry of “Wythe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþþetie, band
2Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “Wythe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →