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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
vínedik (Icelandic): wine vinegar
Definitions
- wine vinegar
Ancestry of “vínedik”, step by step
vínedik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic edik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | edik | vinegar |
| 2 | Old Norse | edik | — |
| 3 | Dutch | edik | vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | edic | vinegar |
| 5 | Old Dutch | etig | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *atek | — |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 8 | French | -ate | ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |