Where does “vide” come from?
vide (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
vide (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular and plural of vid; to widen,...
Definitions
- definite singular and plural of vid; to widen,...
Ancestry of “vide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | vide | to know; to widen; plural and definite singular... |
| 2 | Old Norse | víða | inflection of víðr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Old Norse | víðr | wide |
| 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 |
Words derived from “vide”