Where does “weiterstudieren” come from?
weiterstudieren (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.
weiterstudieren (German): to continue one's studies
Definitions
- to continue one's studies
Ancestry of “weiterstudieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weiter- | A verb prefix indicating the continuation of an... |
| 2 | German | weiter | comparative degree of weit; further, farther,... |
| 3 | German | weit | wide; large; far |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wīt | wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |