Where does “Arbeitstisch” come from?

Arbeitstisch (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

Arbeitstisch (German): workbench

Definitions

  1. workbench

Ancestry of “Arbeitstisch”, step by step

Arbeitstisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantischtable a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include
2Middle High Germantisch
3Old High Germantiscplate
4Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via German arbeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeittoil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
2Middle High Germanarbeit
3Old High Germanarbeit
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic dikskō