Where does “wordgecwide” come from?

wordgecwide (Old English) comes from Old English ġecwide, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

wordgecwide (Old English): a verbal agreement; an expressed agreement; a...

Definitions

  1. a verbal agreement; an expressed agreement; a...

Ancestry of “wordgecwide”, step by step

wordgecwide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġecwide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġecwideagreement
2Old Englishcweþanto say
3Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
4Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old English worð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworðword
2Proto-Germanic*word—
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →