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
- width; expanse, vastness; dimension
Ancestry of “vídd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vídd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīdiþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |