Where does “wid” come from?

wid (Middle English) comes from Old English wīd, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “wid”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	wīd	wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far
2	Proto-Germanic	wīdaz	wide; broad
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁weydʰh₁os	set apart, asunder, in two
4	Proto-Indo-European	dwi-	two; apart, asunder
5	Proto-Indo-European	dwóh₁	two

Words derived from “wid”

wide
widespread
width
bandwidth
widen
wideband
linewidth
widescreen
wideawake
beamwidth
widemouthed
widescale
widthwise
wyde
treewidth
ultrawideband
wideout
ultrawide
inchwide
widefield
halfwidth
milewide
widebody
bitwidth

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