Where does “weeny-bopper” come from?
weeny-bopper (English) comes from English weeny, 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- — two.
weeny-bopper (English): A preteen child, especially one who enjoys pop...
Definitions
- A preteen child, especially one who enjoys pop...
Ancestry of “weeny-bopper”, step by step
weeny-bopper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weeny | Minuscule; A wiener, a hot dog; A penis, from the... |
| 2 | German | wiener | of Vienna |
| 3 | German | Wien | Vienna |
| 4 | Middle High German | Wienne | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Wienna | — |
| 6 | Latin | Vedunia | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | widus | wood, trees |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English bopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bopper | A person who dances the bop |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |