Where does “kolumnbredd” come from?

kolumnbredd (Swedish) comes from Swedish bredd, from Old Norse breidd, from Proto-Germanic braidiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

kolumnbredd (Swedish): column width

Definitions

  1. column width

Ancestry of “kolumnbredd”, step by step

kolumnbredd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bredd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbreddwidth, breadth
2Old Norsebreiddbreadth
3Proto-Germanicbraidiþōbreadth
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

via Swedish kolumn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkolumna column
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþōEvery word from Proto-Germanic braidiþō