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Where does “kwidiz” come from?

kwidiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.

kwidiz (Proto-Germanic): a saying, statement, phrase

Definitions

  1. a saying, statement, phrase

Ancestry of “kwidiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweþanto say
2Proto-West Germanic*kweþan—
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—

Words derived from “kwidiz”

  • gegncwide
  • cwide
  • kviður
  • kviðr
  • kvið
  • kviður
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