Where does “Wēdekint” come from?

Wēdekint (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon Widukind, from Old Saxon widu, from Proto-West Germanic widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Ancestry of “Wēdekint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonWidukindthe Saxon leader Widukind
2Old Saxonwiduwood
3Proto-West Germanicwiduforest; tree; wood
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Wēdekint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic widu →