Where does “wuduhenn” come from?

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

wuduhenn (Old English): woodhen

Definitions

  1. woodhen

Ancestry of “wuduhenn”, step by step

wuduhenn 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 henn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhennhen
2Proto-West Germanic*hannjuhen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →