Where does “sporvidde” come from?
sporvidde (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.
sporvidde (Norwegian Bokmål): gauge distance between the rails of a railway track
Definitions
- gauge distance between the rails of a railway track
Ancestry of “sporvidde”, step by step
sporvidde 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 |