Where does “woad” come from?

woad (English) comes from Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

woad (English): The plant Isatis tinctoria; The blue dye made...

Definitions

  1. The plant Isatis tinctoria; The blue dye made...

Ancestry of “woad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwodemadness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,...
2Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
3Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “woad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →