Where does “Breite” come from?

Breite (German) comes from Middle High German breite, from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic braidį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Breite (German): breadth, width; latitude

Definitions

  1. breadth, width; latitude

Ancestry of “Breite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbreite—
2Old High Germanbreitībreadth
3Proto-Germanicbraidį̄breadth
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Breite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic braidį̄ →