Where does “Schnellgaststätte” come from?

Schnellgaststätte (German) comes from German Gaststätte, from German Stätte, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Schnellgaststätte (German): fast-food restaurant

Definitions

  1. fast-food restaurant

Ancestry of “Schnellgaststätte”, step by step

Schnellgaststätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gaststätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaststätterestaurant
2GermanStättevenue, place, spot
3Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
4Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
5Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German schnell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnellquick, fast; quickly; again; quick
2Middle High Germansnel—
3Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
4Proto-West Germanic*snël—
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →