Where does “hemelwijd” come from?

hemelwijd (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.

hemelwijd (Dutch): enormous, as though spanning across the heavens

Definitions

  1. enormous, as though spanning across the heavens

Ancestry of “hemelwijd”, step by step

hemelwijd 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 hemel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemelheaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin
2Middle Dutchhēmelheaven, sky
3Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-Every word from Proto-Germanic widuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic *widu