Where does “birtășiță” come from?

birtășiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian Birtaș, from Romanian birt, from Serbo-Croatian birt, from German wirt, from Middle High German wirt, from Old High German wirt, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

birtășiță (Romanian): female innkeeper

Definitions

  1. female innkeeper

Ancestry of “birtășiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBirtașinnkeeper
2Romanianbirtdiner, eatery
3Serbo-Croatianbirt—
4Germanwirtpubkeeper; innkeeper
5Middle High Germanwirt—
6Old High Germanwirthost
7Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
8Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old High German wirt →
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