Where does “Selbstbedienungskasse” come from?

Selbstbedienungskasse (German) comes from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Selbstbedienungskasse (German): self-service checkout, self-checkout

Definitions

  1. self-service checkout, self-checkout

Ancestry of “Selbstbedienungskasse”, step by step

Selbstbedienungskasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKassecash register, cash box
2Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
3Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
4Catalancaixabox; savings bank
5Old Catalancaixabox
6Old Occitancaissa
7LatinCapsaGafsa
8Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German Selbstbedienung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelbstbedienungself-service
2GermanBedienungservice; waiter, waitress; operation
3Germanbedienento serve; to operate; to play a card according to...
4Germandienento serve
5Middle High Germandienen
6Old High Germandionōnto serve
7Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
8Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
9Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō