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Where does “weitha” come from?

weitha (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “weitha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weitha”

  • weide
  • weids
  • weidemolen
  • wei
  • weide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →