Where does “withwinde” come from?

withwinde (Middle English) comes from Old English wiþwinde, from Proto-Germanic wiþiwindǭ, from Proto-Germanic wiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “withwinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþwindewithwind Convolvulus arvensis
2Proto-Germanicwiþiwindǭbindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), ivy
3Proto-Germanicwiþizcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “withwinde

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