Where does “rekkevidde” come from?
rekkevidde (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.
rekkevidde (Norwegian Bokmål): range; reach
Definitions
- range; reach
Ancestry of “rekkevidde”, step by step
rekkevidde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vidde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vidde | width, breadth; a mountain plateau; simple past... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vídd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdiþō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Norwegian Bokmål rekke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rekke | a row or line; a series; number |
| 2 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |