Where does “wieninleike” come from?
wieninleike (Finnish) comes from Finnish Wien, 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.
wieninleike (Finnish): Wiener schnitzel
Definitions
- Wiener schnitzel
Ancestry of “wieninleike”, step by step
wieninleike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Wien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Wien | Vienna |
| 2 | German | Wien | Vienna |
| 3 | Middle High German | Wienne | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Wienna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Vedunia | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | widus | wood, trees |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Finnish leike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leike | escalope; clip, clipping |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |