Where does “Wirtin” come from?

Wirtin (German) comes from German wirt, from Middle High German wirt, from Old High German wirt, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

Wirtin (German): female host; landlady; female innkeeper

Definitions

  1. female host; landlady; female innkeeper

Ancestry of “Wirtin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirtpubkeeper; innkeeper
2Middle High Germanwirt—
3Old High Germanwirthost
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old High German wirt →
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