Where does “weiden” come from?

weiden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German weidōn, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “weiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweidōnto pasture
2Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
3Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “weiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →
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