Where does “Weitwinkel” come from?

Weitwinkel (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.

Weitwinkel (German): wide angle

Definitions

  1. wide angle

Ancestry of “Weitwinkel”, step by step

Weitwinkel 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 winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwinkelangle, nook; corner seen from the inside
2Middle High Germanwinkel—
3Old High Germanwinkilcorner
4Proto-Germanic*winkil—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “Weitwinkel”

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