Where does “weiter-” come from?

weiter- (German) comes from German weiter, 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.

weiter- (German): A verb prefix indicating the continuation of an...

Definitions

  1. A verb prefix indicating the continuation of an...

Ancestry of “weiter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweitercomparative degree of weit; further, farther,...
2Germanweitwide; large; far
3Middle High Germanwīt
4Old High Germanwītwide
5Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “weiter-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁