Where does “Nachtspeicherofen” come from?
Nachtspeicherofen (German) comes from German Speicher, from Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Ancestry of “Nachtspeicherofen”, step by step
Nachtspeicherofen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Speicher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Speicher | granary; storage room in the attic; memory |
| 2 | Middle High German | spīcher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spīhhāri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spīkārī | granary |
| 5 | Latin | spicarium | granary |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |