Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “spedalsk” come from?

spedalsk (Danish) comes from Middle Low German spedalsch, from Middle Low German spetāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis — to drink.

spedalsk (Danish): leprous

Definitions

  1. leprous

Ancestry of “spedalsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspedalschhospitalized
2Middle Low Germanspetāl—
3Latinhospitāle—
4Latinhospitālis—
5Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
6Proto-Italichostipotishost
7Proto-Italicχostipotis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “spedalsk”

  • spedalskhed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →