Where does “Weinkarte” come from?
Weinkarte (German) comes from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Weinkarte (German): wine list
Definitions
- wine list
Ancestry of “Weinkarte”, step by step
Weinkarte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German karte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 2 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 3 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
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,... |