Where does “Wiedeń” come from?

Wiedeń (Polish) comes from Czech Vídeň, from Latin Vedunia, from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “Wiedeń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVídeň
2LatinVedunia
3Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “Wiedeń

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-
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