Origin of word

Darcy, welcome to A2K. I found this:


O.E. wid, from P.Gmc. *widas (cf. O.S., O.Fris. wid, O.N. viðr, Du. wijd, O.H.G. wit, Ger. weit), perhaps from PIE *wi-ito-, from base *wi- "apart, away." Wide open "unguarded, exposed to attack" (1915) originally was in boxing, etc. Wide awake (adj.) is first recorded 1818; fig. sense of "alert, knowing" is attested from 1833. Widespread is recorded from 1705.

Or does Darcy mean the common hip-hopish degradation of "with" as in, "Go wid me to da store"...

Righto, Wy, that's the "wid" I thought Darcy was referring to.