Where does “vidding” come from?

vidding (English) comes from English vid, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- — apart, asunder; away from, against.

vidding (English): The creation of fanvids

Definitions

  1. The creation of fanvids

Ancestry of “vidding”, step by step

vidding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvidClipping of video; Clipping of videotape;...
2EnglishwithAgainst; In the company of; alongside, close to;...
3Middle Englishwiþwith
4Old Englishwiþagainst, opposite; along, towards; with
5Old Englishwiþertoward, against; again, against; against, in...
6Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
7Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą