Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/widu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *widuz.

Noun

*widu m

1. forest

   Synonyms: *furhiþi, *holt, *hursti, *walþu

2. tree

   Synonyms: *baum, *treu

3. wood

   Synonym: *treu

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*widu
Genitive	*widō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*widu	*widiwi, *widō
Accusative	*widu	*widū
Genitive	*widō	*widiwō
Dative	*widiwi, *widō	*widum
Instrumental	*widu	*widum

Descendants

• Old English: widu, wudu, weadu
  • Middle English: wode
    • Scots: wod, wuid
    • English: wood
• Old Saxon: widu, wido
  • Middle Low German: wēde
• Old Dutch: *widu
  • Middle Dutch: wēde
    • Dutch: wede, (in placenames) -wedde (e.g. Onstwedde)
• Old High German: witu
  • Middle High German: wite