Where does “Serviertablett” come from?

Serviertablett (German) comes from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Serviertablett (German): serving tray, salver

Definitions

  1. serving tray, salver

Ancestry of “Serviertablett”, step by step

Serviertablett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German servieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
2Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
3Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
4Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
5Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
6Proto-Italicserwosguardian
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via German tablett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantabletttray
2Frenchtablettetablet; bar
3Old Frenchtabletesmall table; a board to be written on; tablet
4Old French-etévariant of -té
5Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
6Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos