Where does “Wimmelbuch” come from?

Wimmelbuch (German) comes from German wimmeln, from German wimmen, from Latin vindemiō, from Latin vindēmia, from Latin dēmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

Wimmelbuch (German): A picture book containing pictures richly...

Definitions

  1. A picture book containing pictures richly...

Ancestry of “Wimmelbuch”, step by step

Wimmelbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wimmeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwimmelnto teem
2Germanwimmento hold/keep a vintage
3Latinvindemiōto harvest grapes, gather the vintage
4Latinvindēmiaa grape-gathering, vintage
5Latindēmōto remove, take away, subtract
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
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