Where does “Beistelltisch” come from?

Beistelltisch (German) comes from German beistellen, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

Beistelltisch (German): side table, occasional table

Definitions

  1. side table, occasional table

Ancestry of “Beistelltisch”, step by step

Beistelltisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beistellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeistellento make available, to provide
2Germanbei-additionally; for support, supportively; in...
3Germanbeiby; near; at; for; at; in
4Middle High German
5Old High Germanby, at
6Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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