Where does “weiden” come from?

weiden (German) comes from Middle High German weiden, from Old High German weidōn, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

weiden (German): to browse, to graze

Definitions

  1. to browse, to graze

Ancestry of “weiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanweiden—
2Old High Germanweidōnto pasture
3Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
4Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “weiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →