Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "wide, large" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureswid(Frankish) wit(Old High German) víðr(Old Norse) wid(Old Saxon) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 584. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 465.