Where does “whid” come from?

whid (Middle English) comes from Old English hwiþa, from Icelandic hviða, from Old Norse hviða, from Proto-Germanic hwiþō, from Proto-Germanic hwi-, from Proto-Indo-European kwei- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

Ancestry of “whid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwiþabreeze
2Icelandichviðagust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)
3Old Norsehviðagust of wind; squall of wind
4Proto-Germanichwiþōrush of wind
5Proto-Germanichwi-to rush
6Proto-Indo-Europeankwei-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “whid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwei- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwiþō →