Where does “inwieweit” come from?
inwieweit (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.
inwieweit (German): to what degree, to what extent
Definitions
- to what degree, to what extent
Ancestry of “inwieweit”, step by step
inwieweit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German weit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weit | wide; large; far |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wīt | wide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German wie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wie | how; like; as |
| 2 | Middle High German | wie | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwē | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |