Where does “Weitblick” come from?

Weitblick (German) comes from German weit, from Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Weitblick (German): farsightedness

Definitions

  1. farsightedness

Ancestry of “Weitblick”, step by step

Weitblick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweitwide; large; far
2Middle High Germanwīt—
3Old High Germanwītwide
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German blick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblicksingular imperative of blicken
2Middle High Germanblic—
3Old High Germanblik—
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →