weofod

Old English

noun

Definitions

altar

Etymology

Affix from Old English wēoh (image, idol) + Old English bed (bed)derived from Proto-Germanic *wīhą (sacred place thing), *wīhą (sacred place thing).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wīhą

Gloss

sacred place thing

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wargaz Proto-Germanic
*wīhą Proto-Germanic
bed Old English
deaþbed Old English
weohsteall Old English
wēofod Old English
wēoh Old English
weved Middle English
vé Old Norse