Where does “wodelond” come from?

wodelond (Middle English) comes from Old English wuduland, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Ancestry of “wodelond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwudulanda wooded land; woodland; forest
2Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
3Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →