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Where does “Ratskeller” come from?

Ratskeller (German) comes from German Rathaus, from German rät, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ratskeller (German): a bar, usually also serving food, located in the...

Definitions

  1. a bar, usually also serving food, located in the...

Ancestry of “Ratskeller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRathausthe house in which the city council meets; city...
2Germanrätthird-person singular present of raten
3Middle High Germanrāt—
4Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Ratskeller”

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