Where does “Wäitsprong” come from?

Wäitsprong (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish wäit, 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.

Wäitsprong (Luxembourgish): long jump

Definitions

  1. long jump

Ancestry of “Wäitsprong”, step by step

Wäitsprong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish wäit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishwäitfar; not close; far
2Middle High Germanwīt—
3Old High Germanwītwide
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Luxembourgish Sprong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSprongjump, leap
2Old High Germansprungjump
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →