Where does “Edīte” come from?
Edīte (Latvian) comes from English Edith, from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “Edīte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Edith | — |
| 2 | Old English | Ēadġȳþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “Edīte”