Where does “hlið við hlið” come from?

hlið við hlið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

hlið við hlið (Icelandic): side by side

Definitions

  1. side by side

Ancestry of “hlið við hlið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviðwe, nominative plural form of the personal...
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →Every word from Icelandic við →