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

  1. sommelier, wine waiter, wine steward

Ancestry of “Weinkellner”, step by step

Weinkellner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kellner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKellnerwaiter
2Middle High Germankelnære
3Old High Germankelnere
4Medieval Latincellenariuscellar administrator; cellarman
5Latincellāriumstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry
6Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

via German wein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweinsingular imperative of weinen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanwīnwine
3Old High Germanwīnwine
4Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
5Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
6Latinvīnumwine
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from Latin -um
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