Where does “wīhiþō” come from?

wīhiþō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīhaz, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wīhiþō (Proto-Germanic): holiness, sacredness

Definitions

  1. holiness, sacredness

Ancestry of “wīhiþō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīhazsacred, holy
2Proto-Germanicwiganąto fight, to battle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wīhiþō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiganą →
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