Where does “Wirhealh” come from?

Wirhealh (Old English) comes from Old English healh, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Wirhealh”, step by step

Wirhealh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English healh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealhcorner, angle; recess, nook
2Old Englishfordford
3Proto-West Germanicfurduford
4Proto-Germanicfurduzford
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English wīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīrwire, metal thread, wire-ornament
2EnglishmyrtleAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
3Old Frenchmyrte—
4Latinmyrtusmyrtle
5Ancient Greekμύρτοςmyrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
6Ancient Greekμυρίκηtamarisk
7Ancient Greek-ίκη—

Words derived from “Wirhealh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →