Where does “vidvinkel” come from?

vidvinkel (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.

vidvinkel (Norwegian Bokmål): a wide-angle lens

Definitions

  1. a wide-angle lens

Ancestry of “vidvinkel”, step by step

vidvinkel 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 vinkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinkelan angle
2Low Germanwinkel—

Words derived from “vidvinkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →