Where does “wout” come from?
wout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
wout (Middle Dutch): forest
Ancestry of “wout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | walt | forest, wood |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “wout”