Where does “weinselig” come from?
weinselig (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,...
weinselig (German): tipsy
Definitions
- tipsy
Ancestry of “weinselig”, step by step
weinselig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wein | singular imperative of weinen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīn | wine |
| 3 | Old High German | wīn | wine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 6 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via German selig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | selig | very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sælic | happy, joyful; blessed, blissful |
| 3 | Old High German | sālig | happy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |