Where does “Podiumsgespräch” come from?

Podiumsgespräch (German) comes from German Podium, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Podiumsgespräch (German): panel discussion

Definitions

  1. panel discussion

Ancestry of “Podiumsgespräch”, step by step

Podiumsgespräch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Podium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPodiumpodium
2Latinpodiumbalcony, especially in an amphitheatre
3Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via German Gespräch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesprächconversation, chat
2Middle High Germangespræche
3Old High Germangisprāhhi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds