Where does “fjellvidde” come from?

fjellvidde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vidde, 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.

fjellvidde (Norwegian Bokmål): a mountain plateau

Definitions

  1. a mountain plateau

Ancestry of “fjellvidde”, step by step

fjellvidde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vidde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviddewidth, breadth; a mountain plateau; simple past...
2Old Norsevídd
3Proto-Germanicwīdiþō
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål fjell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjella mountain
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os