Masculine
Wirt
Meaning
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
hôte
hospedeiro
padrone
logementhouder
copa
dueñoFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
baizer
Basel-Landschaft
gaschthuffe
Basel-Landschaft
gnellescheff
Basel-Landschaft
gnilljee
Basel-Landschaft
ruschhändler
Basel-Landschaft
ruschverkaiffer
Basel-Landschaft
wiirt
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɪʁt/
Etymology
In summary
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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