Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "tree, wood".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswudu(Anglo-Saxon) widu(Frankish) widu(Old Dutch) widuz(Old Germanic) viðr(Old Norse) widu(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsKvido, Quido(Czech) Foster, Guy(English) Vaast(Flemish) Gaston, Guy(French) Wide(Frisian) Guido(German) Altwidus, Widald, Wido, Widogast, Widukind, Witold(Germanic) Vedast, Vedastus(History) Gastone, Guido(Italian) Gvidas(Lithuanian) Vaast(Norman) Vaast(Picard) Witołd, Witold(Polish) Vitold(Russian) Gastón(Spanish) Vitold(Ukrainian)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry witu, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
