Where does “overweener” come from?
overweener (English) comes from English overween, from English ween, from English wiener, from English wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst, from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne — two.
overweener (English): One who overweens
Ancestry of “overweener”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overween | To think too highly or arrogantly of; To make or... |
| 2 | English | ween | Doubt; conjecture; To suppose, imagine; to think,... |
| 3 | English | wiener | A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork; A... |
| 4 | English | wienerwurst | Vienna sausage |
| 5 | German | Wienerwurst | Alternative form of Wiener Wurst; Viennese... |
| 6 | German | wiener | of Vienna |
| 7 | German | Wien | Vienna |
| 8 | Middle High German | Wienne | — |
| 9 | Old High German | Wienna | — |
| 10 | Latin | Vedunia | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | widus | wood, trees |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |