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Where does “cutwidth” come from?

cutwidth (English) comes from English width, 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.

cutwidth (English): The minimum number of edges that cross any cut...

Definitions

  1. The minimum number of edges that cross any cut...

Ancestry of “cutwidth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwidthThe state of being wide; The measurement of the...
2EnglishwideHaving a large physical extent from side to side;...
3Old Englishwīdwide, vast, broad, long; distant, far
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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