Where does “videbegær” come from?
videbegær (Danish) comes from Danish vide, 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.
videbegær (Danish): curiosity thirst for knowledge
Definitions
- curiosity thirst for knowledge
Ancestry of “videbegær”, step by step
videbegær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vide | to know; to widen; plural and definite singular... |
| 2 | Old Norse | víða | inflection of víðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Old Norse | víðr | wide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |