Where does “cwideleas” come from?

cwideleas (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.

cwideleas (Old English): speechless

Definitions

  1. speechless

Ancestry of “cwideleas”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →