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Where does “Biertisch” come from?

Biertisch (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.

Biertisch (German): beer table, as used, e.g., in beer tents

Definitions

  1. beer table, as used, e.g., in beer tents

Ancestry of “Biertisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantisch—
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
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