Where does “woodland” come from?
Woodland comes from Middle English wodeland, from Old English wuduland, combining Old English wudu with Proto-Germanic landą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- and weydʰ-.
woodland (English): Of a creature or object: growing, living, or...
Definitions
- Of a creature or object: growing, living, or...
Ancestry of “woodland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wodeland | — |
| 2 | Old English | wuduland | a wooded land; woodland; forest |
| 3 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 4 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
Words derived from “woodland”