Where does “Hotelzimmer” come from?

Hotelzimmer (German) comes from German Hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

Hotelzimmer (German): hotel room

Definitions

  1. hotel room

Ancestry of “Hotelzimmer”, step by step

Hotelzimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hotel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHotelhotel
2Frenchhôtelmansion, town house, hotel; hotel
3Middle Frenchhostelshelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;...
4Old Frenchostelshelter; place to stay
5LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via German Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →