Where does “widespreadness” come from?
widespreadness (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.
widespreadness (English): The quality of being widespread
Definitions
- The quality of being widespread
Ancestry of “widespreadness”, step by step
widespreadness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |