Etymology

leaguewide

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Today it means: Throughout a given league Full definition →

English wide ← Old English wīd ← Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
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  1. Englishleague
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  7. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  8. Old Englishwīd
  9. Englishwide
  10. English todayleaguewide

From league + -wide.

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