Where does “Weinkeller” come from?
Weinkeller (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,...
Weinkeller (German): wine cellar
Definitions
- wine cellar
Ancestry of “Weinkeller”, step by step
Weinkeller 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 keller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | keller | cellar |
| 2 | Middle High German | keller | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kellari | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kellārī | cellar, storeroom |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |