Where does “weeniehead” come from?
weeniehead (English) comes from English weenie, from English wienie, from English wiener, from English wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst, from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne — two.
weeniehead (English): A stupid, useless, or mean person
Definitions
- A stupid, useless, or mean person
Ancestry of “weeniehead”, step by step
weeniehead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weenie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weenie | Alternative form of wienie; Someone weak and... |
| 2 | English | wienie | A wiener; The penis |
| 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 |