Where does “víðfrægur” come from?

víðfrægur (Icelandic) comes 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.

víðfrægur (Icelandic): very famous

Definitions

  1. very famous

Ancestry of “víðfrægur”, step by step

víðfrægur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víður

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

via Icelandic frægur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrægurfamous
2Old NorseFrægrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanic*frēgizrenowned, famous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →