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
- breadth-first search
Ancestry of “breiddarleit”, step by step
breiddarleit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic breidd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | breidd | breadth, width; latitude |
| 2 | Old Norse | breidd | breadth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | braidiþō | breadth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
via Icelandic leit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | leit | search, look; roundup of sheep;... |