Where does “Konzerthalle” come from?
Konzerthalle (German) comes from German Konzert, from Italian concerto, from Latin concertō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Konzerthalle (German): concert hall
Definitions
- concert hall
Ancestry of “Konzerthalle”, step by step
Konzerthalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konzert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konzert | concert; concerto |
| 2 | Italian | concerto | concert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert |
| 3 | Latin | concertō | to fight or contend |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German halle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halle | inflection of hallen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |