Where does “wudumerce” come from?

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

wudumerce (Old English): woodmarch (Sanicula europaea)

Definitions

  1. woodmarch (Sanicula europaea)

Ancestry of “wudumerce”, step by step

wudumerce 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 merċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmerċesmallage
2Proto-GermanicmarikazA type of aquatic plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →