Where does “weiterführen” come from?
weiterführen (German) comes from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
weiterführen (German): to continue
Definitions
- to continue
Ancestry of “weiterführen”, step by step
weiterführen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German führen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | führen | to lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vüeren | to drive, to set in motion |
| 3 | Old High German | fuoren | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German weiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weiter | comparative degree of weit; further, farther,... |
| 2 | German | weit | wide; large; far |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīt | wide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |