Where does “wēde” come from?
wēde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon *wētha, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wēde (Middle Dutch): dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria)
Definitions
- dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria)
Ancestry of “wēde”, step by step
wēde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon *wētha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *wētha | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Old Dutch widu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | widu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
via Proto-West Germanic widu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | widu | forest; tree; wood |