Where does “weit” come from?
weit (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.
weit (Luxembourgish): wide; not narrow; inflection of weien:
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Definitions
- wide; not narrow; inflection of weien:
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Ancestry of “weit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |