Where does “Trockenbeerenauslese” come from?
Trockenbeerenauslese (German) comes from German Beerenauslese, from German Auslese, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
Trockenbeerenauslese (German): Wine produced from specially selected and...
Definitions
- Wine produced from specially selected and...
Ancestry of “Trockenbeerenauslese”, step by step
Trockenbeerenauslese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beerenauslese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beerenauslese | Beerenauslese (lit.: selected harvest of berries). A (usually white) wine made from individually picked grapes which are fully ripe and even botrytized, i.e. affected by noble rot (Edelfäule). These grapes are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet |
| 2 | German | Auslese | selection, choice, pick |
| 3 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 4 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 5 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |