Where does “weiterleben” come from?

weiterleben (German) comes from German weiter-, 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- — two.

weiterleben (German): to live on, to continue to live, to survive

Definitions

  1. to live on, to continue to live, to survive

Ancestry of “weiterleben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweiter-A verb prefix indicating the continuation of an...
2Germanweitercomparative degree of weit; further, farther,...
3Germanweitwide; large; far
4Middle High Germanwīt
5Old High Germanwītwide
6Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os
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