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
Definitions
- One who overweens
Ancestry of “overweener”, step by step
overweener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overween
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |