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Where does “Kinderspital” come from?

Kinderspital (German) comes from German spitāl, from Middle High German spitāl, from Old High German hospitāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

Kinderspital (German): A children's hospital

Definitions

  1. A children's hospital

Ancestry of “Kinderspital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitāl—
2Middle High Germanspitāl—
3Old High Germanhospitāl—
4Latinhospitāle—
5Latinhospitālis—
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
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