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Where does “vídd” come from?

vídd (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vídd, from Proto-Germanic wīdiþō, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vídd (Icelandic): width; expanse, vastness; dimension

Definitions

  1. width; expanse, vastness; dimension

Ancestry of “vídd”, step by step

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