Where does “breiddarleit” come from?

breiddarleit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic breidd, from Old Norse breidd, from Proto-Germanic braidiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

breiddarleit (Icelandic): breadth-first search

Definitions

  1. breadth-first search

Ancestry of “breiddarleit”, step by step

breiddarleit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic breidd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreiddbreadth, width; latitude
2Old Norsebreiddbreadth
3Proto-Germanicbraidiþōbreadth
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

via Icelandic leit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleitsearch, look; roundup of sheep;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþōEvery word from Proto-Germanic braidiþō
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