Where does “vidvinkellinse” come from?
vidvinkellinse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vidvinkel, 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.
vidvinkellinse (Norwegian Bokmål): a wide-angle lens
Definitions
- a wide-angle lens
Ancestry of “vidvinkellinse”, step by step
vidvinkellinse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vidvinkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vidvinkel | a wide-angle lens |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vid | wide, broad; imperative of vide |
| 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 |