Where does “wuldortan” come from?

wuldortan (Old English) comes from Old English tān, from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

wuldortan (Old English): twig of glory, thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. twig of glory, thunderbolt

Ancestry of “wuldortan”, step by step

wuldortan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtānsprig, twig; twig, switch
2Proto-West Germanic*taintwig
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

via Old English wuldor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuldorglory, splendour
2Proto-Germanicwulþuzglory
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥tus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tain →