Where does “widus” come from?

widus (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

widus (Proto-Celtic): wood, trees

Definitions

  1. wood, trees

Ancestry of “widus”, step by step

widus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Proto-Indo-European widʰu-

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

via Proto-Indo-European weydʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweydʰ-to separate, split, cleave, divide; wood,...

Words derived from “widus

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