Where does “Qualitätswein” come from?
Qualitätswein (German) comes from German wein, from Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Qualitätswein (German): Qualitätswein A category within the German and Austrian official systems of wine classification
Definitions
- Qualitätswein A category within the German and Austrian official systems of wine classification
Ancestry of “Qualitätswein”, step by step
Qualitätswein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wein | singular imperative of weinen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīn | wine |
| 3 | Old High German | wīn | wine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 6 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via German Qualität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Qualität | quality |
| 2 | French | qualité | quality |
| 3 | Latin | qualitas | quality, property |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποιότης | quality |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |