Where does “Wermutstropfen” come from?
Wermutstropfen (German) comes from German Wermut, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic warjamōdā, from Proto-West Germanic warjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Wermutstropfen (German): downer, wormwood a bad aspect that comes as the consequence of something good
Definitions
- downer, wormwood a bad aspect that comes as the consequence of something good
Ancestry of “Wermutstropfen”, step by step
Wermutstropfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wermut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wermut | vermouth; wormwood |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërmuote | — |
| 3 | Old High German | werimuota | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | warjamōdā | wormwood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | warjan | to ward off, to defend against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |