Etymology

widish

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Today it means: Somewhat wide. Full definition →

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

From wide + -ish.

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