Where does “vēde” come from?

vēde (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fehida, from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

Ancestry of “vēde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfehida—
2Proto-West Germanicfaihiþuenmity, hostility; feud
3Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -iþu →