Where does “widespreadly” come from?
widespreadly (English) comes from English widespread, from English spread, from English read, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
widespreadly (English): Widely; in a widespread manner
Definitions
- Widely; in a widespread manner
Ancestry of “widespreadly”, step by step
widespreadly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English widespread
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | widespread | Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused |
| 2 | English | spread | To stretch out, open out so that it more fully... |
| 3 | English | read | To look at and interpret letters or other... |
| 4 | Middle English | reden | to counsel, advise; to study; to read |
| 5 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |