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Where does “widu” come from?

widu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

widu (Old English): wood, forest, grove; tree; timber

Definitions

  1. wood, forest, grove; tree; timber

Ancestry of “widu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “widu”

  • wood
  • woods
  • wooden
  • Hollywood
  • wooded
  • Woodward
  • woody
  • Blackwood
  • hardwood
  • wade
  • plywood
  • Kirkwood
  • brushwood
  • backwoods
  • woodpecker
  • driftwood
  • woodcut
  • redwood
  • cottonwood
  • Rosewood
  • underwood
  • sandalwood
  • rosewood
  • woodsman
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