Where does “vide” come from?

vide (Danish) comes from Old Norse víða, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vide (Danish): to know; to widen; plural and definite singular...

Definitions

  1. to know; to widen; plural and definite singular...

Ancestry of “vide”, step by step

vide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse víða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíðainflection of víðr: ## positive degree strong...
2Old Norsevíðrwide
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Old Danish witæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwitæ—
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →