Where does “Hilfskellner” come from?
Hilfskellner (German) comes from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Hilfskellner (German): assistant waiter; busboy waiter who clears tables and assists in serving, but does not take orders etc
Definitions
- assistant waiter; busboy waiter who clears tables and assists in serving, but does not take orders etc
Ancestry of “Hilfskellner”, step by step
Hilfskellner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kellner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 2 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |