Where does “wood” come from?

wood (Middle English) comes from Old English wōd, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

wood (Middle English): insane; crazy

Definitions

  1. insane; crazy

Ancestry of “wood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōdmad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged
2Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “wood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Old English wōd →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōdaz →