Where does “wāþ” come from?

wāþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wāþ (Old English): wandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting,...

Definitions

  1. wandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting,...

Ancestry of “wāþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wāþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →