Where does “vide” come from?

vide (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse viða, from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

vide (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular and plural of vid; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. definite singular and plural of vid; Alternative...

Ancestry of “vide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðato furnish wood; mast; bridge
2Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →
vide — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer