Where does “Weite” come from?

Weite (German) comes from Middle High German wīte, from Old High German wītī, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Weite (German): width; distance

Definitions

  1. width; distance

Ancestry of “Weite”, step by step

Weite traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wīte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīte—
2Old High Germanwītī—
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Middle Low German wête

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwête—
2Old Saxonhwēti—
3Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
4Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Proto-West Germanic wītan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
2Proto-Germanic*witaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Weite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →