Where does “útbreiða” come from?
útbreiða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic út, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
útbreiða (Icelandic): to spread out, to distribute
Definitions
- to spread out, to distribute
Ancestry of “útbreiða”, step by step
útbreiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic út
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | út | out |
| 2 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Icelandic breiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | breiða | to spread; to circulate |