Where does “Witold” come from?

Witold (Polish) comes from Lithuanian Vytautas, from Lithuanian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “Witold”, step by step

Witold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian Vytautas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianVytautas—
2Lithuaniantautaland, region, country
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*t(j)autāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old High German witu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwituwood
2Proto-West Germanicwiduforest; tree; wood
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Witold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ →