Where does “Oberkellner” come from?
Oberkellner (German) comes from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Oberkellner (German): head waiter
Definitions
- head waiter
Ancestry of “Oberkellner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 2 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 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 | — |