Where does “breitschulterig” come from?

breitschulterig (German) comes from German breit, from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breitschulterig (German): broad-shouldered

Definitions

  1. broad-shouldered

Ancestry of “breitschulterig”, step by step

breitschulterig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German breit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbreitbroad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...
2Middle High Germanbreit—
3Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

via German schulter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschulterinflection of schultern: ## first-person singular...
2Old High Germanscultera—
3Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →