1) Department store of Germany 2) German surname 3) Vacuum cleaner 
[department store] Wertheim was a large department store chain in pre-WWII Germany. It was founded by Georg Wertheim and operated four stores in Berlin, one in Rostock, one in Stralsund (where it had been founded), and one in Breslau. The chain`s most famous store, on Leipziger Platz in Berlin, was constructed in 1896. It featured 83 elevat...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ver′tīm Definitions: 1. Ernst, Austrian gynecologist, 1864-1920. See: Wertheim operation