Where does “cwidu” come from?
cwidu (Old English) comes from Old English cudu, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “cwidu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cudu | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “cwidu”