Where does “underweening” come from?
underweening (English) comes from English underween, from English ween, from English wiener, from English wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst, from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne — two.
underweening (English): Undervaluation; Extremely modest; present...
Definitions
- Undervaluation; Extremely modest; present...
Ancestry of “underweening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | underween | To undervalue |
| 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 |