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Where does “wiþjǭ” come from?

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

wiþjǭ (Proto-Germanic): cord, rope, thong

Definitions

  1. cord, rope, thong

Ancestry of “wiþjǭ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wiþjǭ”

  • wid
  • wherewith
  • vid
  • wif
  • withe
  • wiv
  • withy
  • wythe
  • withness
  • holovid
  • bewith
  • vidder
  • kidvid
  • fanvidder
  • vidlet
  • complete with
  • wyth
  • hoarwithy
  • songvid
  • homevid
  • vidclip
  • vidblog
  • fanvid
  • vidding
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