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
- song, ballad
Ancestry of “cwidegiedd”, step by step
cwidegiedd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English cwide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cwide | saying; sentence |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwidiz | a saying, statement, phrase |
| 3 | Old English | cweþan | to say |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kweþan | to say, speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kweþaną | to say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | resin, gum |
via Old English ġiedd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġiedd | song, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech,... |