Where does “wijdverspreid” come from?

wijdverspreid (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.

wijdverspreid (Dutch): widespread

Definitions

  1. widespread

Ancestry of “wijdverspreid”, step by step

wijdverspreid 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 verspreid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverspreid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-Every word from Proto-Germanic widuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic *widu