Where does “Weitersager” come from?
Weitersager (German) comes from German weitersagen, from German weiter, 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- — two.
Weitersager (German): male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Weitersager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weitersagen | to share information by saying it, to pass on a story, a piece of gossip, etc |
| 2 | German | weiter | comparative degree of weit; further, farther,... |
| 3 | German | weit | wide; large; far |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wīt | wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |