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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | weidōn | to pasture |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “weiden”