Where does “wuducoc” come from?

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

wuducoc (Old English): a woodcock

Definitions

  1. a woodcock

Ancestry of “wuducoc”, step by step

wuducoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old English cocc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcocccock, a male bird
2Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “wuducoc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →
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