Where does “withe” come from?

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

withe (English): A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially...

Definitions

  1. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially...

Ancestry of “withe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwithe—
2Old Englishwiþþetie, band
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “withe”

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