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