An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/winzig

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
winzig
Friedrich Kluge2508601An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — winzig1891John Francis Davis

winzig, adj., ‘tiny, diminutive, petty,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. winzic (g). A recent diminutive derivative of wenig (comp. einzig from einig, ein); yet note Swab. and Alem. wunzig.