Where does “cwiþ” come from?

cwiþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kweþuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

cwiþ (Old English): womb, uterus; belly, stomach

Definitions

  1. womb, uterus; belly, stomach

Ancestry of “cwiþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickweþuzbelly, stomach; womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþuz →