Where does “weitgehend” come from?
weitgehend (German) comes 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.
weitgehend (German): extensive; to a large extent, largely, mostly,...
Definitions
- extensive; to a large extent, largely, mostly,...
Ancestry of “weitgehend”, step by step
weitgehend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German weit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weit | wide; large; far |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wīt | wide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German gehend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gehend | present participle of gehen; going, walking |