Where does “Nachbartisch” come from?
Nachbartisch (German) comes from German tisch, from Middle High German tisch, from Old High German tisc, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
Nachbartisch (German): neighboring table
Definitions
- neighboring table
Ancestry of “Nachbartisch”, step by step
Nachbartisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tisch | table a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include |
| 2 | Middle High German | tisch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tisc | plate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via German Nachbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachbar | neighbour |
| 2 | Middle High German | nāchbūr | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nāhgibūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nāhwagabūrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |