wijd en zijd

Meaning

widely, (almost) everywhere, far and wide

Concepts

everywhere

all over the place

anyplace

anywhere

everyplace

high and low

throughout

all over hell’s half acre

from here to Sunday

Synonyms

allerwegen

alom

overal

Translations

partout

allerorten

allenthalben

überall

dappertutto

allerorts

em todo o lugar

en todas partes

em toda a parte

de tout côté

παντού

allerwärts

pertot

allüberall

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɛi̯t ɛn ˈzɛi̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wîde ende sîde

Cognate with Middle Low German: wîde unde sîde

Cognate with Old English: wīde ond sīde

In summary

From Middle Dutch wîde ende sîde (literally “widely and vastly”). Compare Middle Low German wîde unde sîde (“everywhere, high and low, far and wide”), Old English wīde ond sīde (“everywhere, high and low, far and wide”).