Where does “weitersagen” come from?
weitersagen (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.
weitersagen (German): to share information by saying it, to pass on a story, a piece of gossip, etc
Definitions
- to share information by saying it, to pass on a story, a piece of gossip, etc
Ancestry of “weitersagen”, step by step
weitersagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |