Where does “gealdorcwide” come from?

gealdorcwide (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.

gealdorcwide (Old English): a magic saying

Definitions

  1. a magic saying

Ancestry of “gealdorcwide”, step by step

gealdorcwide 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 gealdor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishgealdorAlternative form of ġaldor; incantation,...
2Proto-Germanicgaldrazsinging; song; charm; incantation; spell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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