Where does “cwiþ” come from?
cwiþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kweþuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
cwiþ (Old English): womb, uterus; belly, stomach
Definitions
- womb, uterus; belly, stomach
Ancestry of “cwiþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kweþuz | belly, stomach; womb |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |