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Where does “wid” come from?

wid (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

wid (Old English): wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far

Definitions

  1. wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far

Ancestry of “wid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “wid”

  • wide
  • widespread
  • width
  • bandwidth
  • widen
  • wideband
  • linewidth
  • widescreen
  • wideawake
  • beamwidth
  • widemouthed
  • widescale
  • widthwise
  • wyde
  • treewidth
  • ultrawideband
  • wideout
  • ultrawide
  • inchwide
  • widefield
  • halfwidth
  • milewide
  • widebody
  • bitwidth
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