Where does “rekkeviddeangst” come from?
rekkeviddeangst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rekkevidde, 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.
rekkeviddeangst (Norwegian Bokmål): range anxiety
Definitions
- range anxiety
Ancestry of “rekkeviddeangst”, step by step
rekkeviddeangst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål rekkevidde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rekkevidde | range; reach |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vidde | width, breadth; a mountain plateau; simple past... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vídd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdiþō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Norwegian Bokmål angst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | angst | angst, anxiety |