Where does “*widu” come from?
*widu (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Ancestry of “*widu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |