Where does “woodwose” come from?

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

woodwose (English): A wild man of the woods; a faun, a satyr or a...

Definitions

  1. A wild man of the woods; a faun, a satyr or a...

Ancestry of “woodwose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwodwowoodwose
2Old Englishwuduwasawild man of the woods, woodwose; faun, satyr
3Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
4Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
5Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
6Proto-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 →