An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wingert

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Wingert
Friedrich Kluge2508595An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wingert1891John Francis Davis

Wingert, m., ‘vineyard,’ from MidHG. wī̆ngarte, OHG. wîngarto, m.; comp. also E. vineyard; lit. ‘wine-garden.’ For the shortening of MidHG. and OHG. î, comp. Winzer.