Where does “Konzertsaal” come from?
Konzertsaal (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,...
Konzertsaal (German): concert hall
Definitions
- concert hall
Ancestry of “Konzertsaal”, step by step
Konzertsaal 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 Saal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Saal | hall or large room |
| 2 | Middle High German | sal | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sal | house, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |