Where does “Wäikeller” come from?
Wäikeller (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Keller, from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Wäikeller (Luxembourgish): wine cellar
Definitions
- wine cellar
Ancestry of “Wäikeller”, step by step
Wäikeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Keller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Keller | cellar |
| 2 | Middle High German | keller | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kellari | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kellārī | cellar, storeroom |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Luxembourgish Wäin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Wäin | wine; a serving of wine |
| 2 | Old High German | wīn | wine |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |