Where does “meilenweit” come from?

meilenweit (German) comes from German Meile, from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

meilenweit (German): miles-wide

Definitions

  1. miles-wide

Ancestry of “meilenweit”, step by step

meilenweit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeilemile; league
2Middle High Germanmīle—
3Old High Germanmīlamile
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →