Width
/wɪdθ/noun
The measurement of something from side to side.
Did you know?Width comes from the same deep Germanic root as words for being broad and spacious, showing how English often turns physical shape into abstract measurement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weydʰ-
“to be broad, spacious”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wīdaz
“wide, broad”
Old English
English
wīd
“wide, broad”
Old English
English
wīdþu
“width, breadth”
Middle English
English
withe / width
“width, breadth”
Modern English
English
width
“the measurement from side to side”