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Where does “wiþiwindǭ” come from?

wiþiwindǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wiþiwindǭ (Proto-Germanic): bindweed , ivy

Definitions

  1. bindweed , ivy

Ancestry of “wiþiwindǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiþizcord, rope, thong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wiþiwindǭ”

  • withwind
  • withewynde
  • withwinde
  • wiþowinde
  • wiþewinde
  • wiþwinde
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