Where does “hugvíkkandi” come from?

hugvíkkandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic víkka, from Icelandic víðka, from Icelandic víður, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

hugvíkkandi (Icelandic): psychedelic

Definitions

  1. psychedelic

Ancestry of “hugvíkkandi”, step by step

hugvíkkandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvíkkato widen
2Icelandicvíðka
3Icelandicvíðurwide
4Old Norsevíðrwide
5Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Icelandic hugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichugurmind, thought; desire, interest; zeal, spirit
2Old Norsehugrthought
3Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁
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