Where does “stammtisch” come from?
stammtisch (English) comes from German Stammtisch, from German tisch, from Middle High German tisch, from Old High German tisc, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
stammtisch (English): A table in a bar etc. reserved for a group of...
Definitions
- A table in a bar etc. reserved for a group of...
Ancestry of “stammtisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stammtisch | regulars' table, stammtisch; a group of people... |
| 2 | German | tisch | table a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include |
| 3 | Middle High German | tisch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tisc | plate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |