Where does “cwide” come from?

cwide (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwidiz, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

cwide (Old English): saying; sentence

Definitions

  1. saying; sentence

Ancestry of “cwide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwidiza saying, statement, phrase
2Old Englishcweþanto say
3Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
4Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “cwide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →