An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/winzig
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry winzig. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
winzig, adjective, ‘tiny, diminutive, petty,’ from the equivalent late Middle High German winzic (g). A recent diminutive derivative of wenig (compare einzig from einig, ein); yet note Swabian and Alemannian wunzig.