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Wirt.

pubkeeper; innkeeper

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɪʁt/[vɪʁt][vɪɐ̯t]

  1. pubkeeper; innkeeper

    masculine · strong

  2. host (someone who receives a guest)

    dated · masculine · strong

  3. host (organism infested with a parasite)

    masculine · strong

  4. agent; caretaker; someone responsible or knowledgeable

    in-compounds · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wirt, wiert, wurt, wert, from Old High German wirt (“host”), from Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with English ward, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard, Danish vært and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.

name/vɪʁt/[vɪʁt][vɪɐ̯t]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wirt, wiert, wurt, wert, from Old High German wirt (“host”), from Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with English ward, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard, Danish vært and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.

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