Where does “utvide” come from?
utvide (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vide, from Danish vide, from Old Norse víða, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
utvide (Norwegian Bokmål): to expand, enlarge; to widen
Definitions
- to expand, enlarge; to widen
Ancestry of “utvide”, step by step
utvide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vide | definite singular and plural of vid; to widen,... |
| 2 | Danish | vide | to know; to widen; plural and definite singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | víða | inflection of víðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 4 | Old Norse | víðr | wide |
| 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 |