Where does “wīþijō” come from?

wīþijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

wīþijō (Proto-Germanic): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “wīþijō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wīþijō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis →