Where does “*waiʀd” come from?

*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz — woad.

*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic): plant used for dyeing, woad

Definitions

  1. plant used for dyeing, woad

Ancestry of “*waiʀd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*waizdazwoad
Every word from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz