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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →