Where does “sporvidde” come from?

sporvidde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spor, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

sporvidde (Norwegian Nynorsk): gauge distance between the rails of a railway track

Definitions

  1. gauge distance between the rails of a railway track

Ancestry of “sporvidde”, step by step

sporvidde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspora trace; track
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Norwegian Nynorsk vidde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviddealternative form of vidd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →
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