Where does “Weinkellner” come from?
Weinkellner (German) comes from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Weinkellner (German): sommelier, wine waiter, wine steward
Definitions
- sommelier, wine waiter, wine steward
Ancestry of “Weinkellner”, step by step
Weinkellner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kellner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 2 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 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 | — |
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,... |