Where does “spanienweit” come from?

spanienweit (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.

spanienweit (German): Spain-wide; in all of Spain

Definitions

  1. Spain-wide; in all of Spain

Ancestry of “spanienweit”, step by step

spanienweit 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 Spanien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpanienSpain
2Middle High GermanSpāne—
3Old High GermanSpānia—
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →