Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “Wido” come from?

Wido (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Ancestry of “Wido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Wido”

  • Guy
  • Guy
  • Gui
  • Guy
  • Guy
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