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Where does “vínedik” come from?

vínedik (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic edik, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

vínedik (Icelandic): wine vinegar

Definitions

  1. wine vinegar

Ancestry of “vínedik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicedikvinegar
2Old Norseedik—
3Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
4Middle Dutchedicvinegar
5Old Dutchetig—
6Proto-Germanic*atek—
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →