Where does “cwidegiedd” come from?

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

cwidegiedd (Old English): song, ballad

Definitions

  1. song, ballad

Ancestry of “cwidegiedd”, step by step

cwidegiedd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwidesaying; sentence
2Proto-Germanickwidiza saying, statement, phrase
3Old Englishcweþanto say
4Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
5Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old English ġiedd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġieddsong, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-