Where does “mægenwudu” come from?

mægenwudu (Old English) comes from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

mægenwudu (Old English): mighty spear

Definitions

  1. mighty spear

Ancestry of “mægenwudu”, step by step

mægenwudu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old English mæġen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæġenmight, main; strength
2Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →