Where does “wīdo” come from?
wīdo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic Wido, from Proto-Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Ancestry of “wīdo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | Wido | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *widu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
Words derived from “wīdo”