Where does “breiddegrad” come from?

breiddegrad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk breidd, from Old Norse breidd, from Proto-Germanic braidiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

breiddegrad (Norwegian Nynorsk): (degree of) latitude north or south of the equator

Definitions

  1. (degree of) latitude north or south of the equator

Ancestry of “breiddegrad”, step by step

breiddegrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk breidd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbreiddbank; width; past participle of breia
2Old Norsebreiddbreadth
3Proto-Germanicbraidiþōbreadth
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

via Norwegian Nynorsk grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrad<br>; a degree; an academic degree
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-Germanic braidiþō →