Where does “wido” come from?

wido (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon widu, from Proto-West Germanic widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

wido (Old Saxon): Alternative form of widu; wide; far

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of widu; wide; far

Ancestry of “wido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwiduwood
2Proto-West Germanicwiduforest; tree; wood
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic widu →
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