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Where does “widsiþ” come from?

widsiþ (Old English) comes from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

widsiþ (Old English): long journey; far-traveller

Definitions

  1. long journey; far-traveller

Ancestry of “widsiþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
2Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
3Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path; time , instance
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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