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Where does “wimmeln” come from?

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

wimmeln (German): to teem

Definitions

  1. to teem

Ancestry of “wimmeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwimmento hold/keep a vintage
2Latinvindemiō—
3Latinvindēmia—
4Latindēmō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “wimmeln”

  • Wimmelbilderbuch
  • Wimmelbild
  • Wimmelbuch
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