Where does “weldæd” come from?

weldæd (Old English) comes from Old English dǣd, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

weldæd (Old English): good deed

Definitions

  1. good deed

Ancestry of “weldæd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣddeed, act
2Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →