Where does “ווײַט” come from?

ווײַט (Yiddish) 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.

ווײַט (Yiddish): far, distant

Definitions

  1. far, distant

Ancestry of “ווײַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīt—
2Old High Germanwītwide
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →
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