Where does “steamtable” come from?

steamtable (English) comes from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

steamtable (English): A serving table that keeps food warm with heated...

Definitions

  1. A serving table that keeps food warm with heated...

Ancestry of “steamtable”, step by step

steamtable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English steam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteamThe vapor formed when water changes from liquid...
2Middle Englishsteem—
3Old Englishstēamsteam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which...
4Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via English table

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
2Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
3Old Frenchtabletable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Old English stēam →