Where does “Haaresbreite” come from?

Haaresbreite (German) comes from German Breite, 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...

Haaresbreite (German): hair's breadth; whisker very small distance between two things

Definitions

  1. hair's breadth; whisker very small distance between two things

Ancestry of “Haaresbreite”, step by step

Haaresbreite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Breite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBreitebreadth, width; latitude
2Middle High Germanbreite—
3Old High Germanbreitībreadth
4Proto-Germanicbraidį̄breadth
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic braidį̄ →