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Where does “wiener” come from?

wiener (English) comes from English wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst, from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, from Latin Vedunia, from Proto-Celtic widus — two.

wiener (English): A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork; A...

Definitions

  1. A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork; A...

Ancestry of “wiener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwienerwurstVienna sausage
2GermanWienerwurstAlternative form of Wiener Wurst; Viennese...
3Germanwienerof Vienna
4GermanWienVienna
5Middle High GermanWienne—
6Old High GermanWienna—
7LatinVedunia—
8Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “wiener”

  • weenie
  • wienie
  • technoweenie
  • weeniehead
  • beanie-weenies
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