Where does “weitentlegen” come from?

weitentlegen (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.

weitentlegen (German): faraway

Definitions

  1. faraway

Ancestry of “weitentlegen”, step by step

weitentlegen 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 entlegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentlegenout-of-the-way
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →