Where does “Nachtlokal” come from?

Nachtlokal (German) comes from German lokal, from French local, from Latin locālis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Nachtlokal (German): nightclub, club, nightspot

Definitions

  1. nightclub, club, nightspot

Ancestry of “Nachtlokal”, step by step

Nachtlokal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlokallocal
2Frenchlocallocal; room
3LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via German nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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