Where does “guþwiga” come from?

guþwiga (Old English) comes from Old English wiġa, from Old High German wīga.

guþwiga (Old English): a warrior

Definitions

  1. a warrior

Ancestry of “guþwiga”, step by step

guþwiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wiġa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiġawarrior, fighter
2Old High Germanwīga

via Old English gūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgūþbattle, war, fight
Every word from Old High German wīgaEvery word from Old English wiġa
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