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
- wandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting,...
Ancestry of “wāþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |