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Where does “wimmen” come from?

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

wimmen (German): to hold/keep a vintage

Definitions

  1. to hold/keep a vintage

Ancestry of “wimmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wimmen”

  • wimmeln
  • Wimmer
  • Wimmelbuch
  • Wimmelbilderbuch
  • Wimmelbild
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