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
- to teem
Ancestry of “wimmeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wimmen | to hold/keep a vintage |
| 2 | Latin | vindemiō | to harvest grapes, gather the vintage |
| 3 | Latin | vindēmia | a grape-gathering, vintage |
| 4 | Latin | dēmō | to remove, take away, subtract |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |