Where does “wäit” come from?
wäit (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
wäit (Luxembourgish): far; not close; far
Ancestry of “wäit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wīt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “wäit”