Where does “weleþu” come from?

weleþu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic waliþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

Ancestry of “weleþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaliþuthe condition of being well, well-being,...
2Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “weleþu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂