Where does “Londonwide” come from?
Londonwide (English) comes from English wide, from Old English wīd, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Londonwide (English): Throughout the city of London, England
Definitions
- Throughout the city of London, England
Ancestry of “Londonwide”, step by step
Londonwide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 2 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English London
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | London | Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000 |
| 2 | Middle English | London | — |
| 3 | Old English | Lunden | London |
| 4 | Latin | Londinium | London |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Londinyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |