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Where does “wudurofe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wudurofe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wudurofe”

  • woodruff
  • wuderove
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