Where does “wundswaþu” come from?

wundswaþu (Old English) comes from Old English wund, from Proto-West Germanic *wund, from Proto-Germanic wundō, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

wundswaþu (Old English): the mark left by a wound, scar

Definitions

  1. the mark left by a wound, scar

Ancestry of “wundswaþu”, step by step

wundswaþu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwundwounded, injured, sore; a wound, an injury
2Proto-West Germanic*wund—
3Proto-Germanicwundōwound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Old English swaþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswaþutrack; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar;...
2Proto-Germanicswaþōa wind-swept place; open field; borderland;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wund →