Where does “woad-waxen” come from?

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

woad-waxen (English): The leguminous plant "Genista tinctoria", native...

Definitions

  1. The leguminous plant "Genista tinctoria", native...

Ancestry of “woad-waxen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduweaxewoad-waxen (Genista tinctoria)
2Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
3Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →