Where does “vidåpen” come from?

vidåpen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vid, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vidåpen (Norwegian Bokmål): wide open

Definitions

  1. wide open

Ancestry of “vidåpen”, step by step

vidåpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvidwide, broad; imperative of vide
2Old Norsevíðrwide
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål åpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåpenopen; free
2Old Norseopinnopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →