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Where does “weinfroh” come from?

weinfroh (German) comes from German wein, from Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

weinfroh (German): tipsy

Definitions

  1. tipsy

Ancestry of “weinfroh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweinsingular imperative of weinen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanwīnwine
3Old High Germanwīn—
4Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
5Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
6Latinvīnum—
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “weinfroh”

  • weinfröhlich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →