Where does “weeny” come from?

weeny (English) comes from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, from Latin Vedunia, from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi- — two.

weeny (English): Minuscule; A wiener, a hot dog; A penis, from the...

Definitions

  1. Minuscule; A wiener, a hot dog; A penis, from the...

Ancestry of “weeny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwienerof Vienna
2GermanWienVienna
3Middle High GermanWienne—
4Old High GermanWienna—
5LatinVedunia—
6Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “weeny”

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