Where does “ausweiten” come from?
ausweiten (German) comes from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
ausweiten (German): To expand, widen, extend, stretch; To escalate
Definitions
- To expand, widen, extend, stretch; To escalate
Ancestry of “ausweiten”, step by step
ausweiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German weiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weiten | to widen |