Where does “dish” come from?

Dish comes from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δικείν.

dish (English): A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...

Definitions

  1. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...

Ancestry of “dish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdissh
2Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
3Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
4Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
5Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
6Proto-Italicdikskō
7Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dish

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-