Where does “weiterverbreiten” come from?
weiterverbreiten (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.
weiterverbreiten (German): to spread news, rumours etc
Definitions
- to spread news, rumours etc
Ancestry of “weiterverbreiten”, step by step
weiterverbreiten 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 |
via German verbreiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbreiten | to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth;... |
| 2 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 3 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |