Where does “Víðkunnr” come from?

Víðkunnr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “Víðkunnr”, step by step

Víðkunnr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse víðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíðrwide
2Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Old Norse kunnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekunnrborn, decendent
2Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →