Where does “wohdæd” come from?

wohdæd (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.

wohdæd (Old English): wicked deed

Definitions

  1. wicked deed

Ancestry of “wohdæd”, step by step

wohdæd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dǣd

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

via Old English wōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →