Where does “weidlich” come from?
weidlich (German) comes from German weiden, 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.
weidlich (German): hearty
Definitions
- hearty
Ancestry of “weidlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weiden | to browse, to graze |
| 2 | Middle High German | weiden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weidōn | to pasture |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |