Where does “italienweit” come from?

italienweit (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.

italienweit (German): Italy-wide; in all of Italy

Definitions

  1. Italy-wide; in all of Italy

Ancestry of “italienweit”, step by step

italienweit 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 Italien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanItalienItaly
2LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →