Where does “vidd” come from?
vidd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vídd, from Proto-Germanic wīdiþō, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
vidd (Norwegian Nynorsk): width, breadth; a mountain plateau
Definitions
- width, breadth; a mountain plateau
Ancestry of “vidd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vídd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīdiþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “vidd”