Where does “evenwijdig” come from?

evenwijdig (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijd, from Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch wīdo, from Proto-Germanic Wido, from Proto-Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

evenwijdig (Dutch): parallel

Definitions

  1. parallel

Ancestry of “evenwijdig”, step by step

evenwijdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijdwide; far
2Middle Dutchwijt—
3Old Dutchwīdo—
4Proto-GermanicWido—
5Proto-Germanic*widu—
6Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Dutch even

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchevenshortly, briefly; for a short period, for a...
2Middle Dutchēveneven, equal
3Old Dutchevan—
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *widu →