Where does “wayth” come from?

wayth (Middle English) comes from Middle English waith, from Old English wāþ, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wayth (Middle English): Alternative form of waith

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of waith

Ancestry of “wayth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwaithThe food caught after a hunt; Hunting as an...
2Old Englishwāþwandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting,...
3Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wayth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Old English wāþ →