Where does “Breitspur” come from?

Breitspur (German) comes from German breit, from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Breitspur (German): broad-gauge track, broad gauge

Definitions

  1. broad-gauge track, broad gauge

Ancestry of “Breitspur”, step by step

Breitspur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German breit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbreitbroad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...
2Middle High Germanbreit—
3Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

via German spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
2Middle High Germanspur—
3Old High Germanspor—
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “Breitspur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old High German breit →