Where does “wide” come from?
Wide descends from Middle English wid, Old English wīd, Proto-Germanic wīdaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots wī- and dʰeh₁-, related to dwóh₁.
wide (English): Having a large physical extent from side to side;...
Definitions
- Having a large physical extent from side to side;...
Ancestry of “wide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |