Where does “Speisenauswahl” come from?

Speisenauswahl (German) comes from German Speise, from Middle High German spīse, from Old High German spīsa, from Latin spensa, from Latin expēnsa, from Latin expensus, from Latin expendere, from Latin expendo — beside, near, by, with.

Speisenauswahl (German): assortment of food items, food selection

Definitions

  1. assortment of food items, food selection

Ancestry of “Speisenauswahl”, step by step

Speisenauswahl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Speise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeisemeal, fare
2Middle High Germanspīse
3Old High Germanspīsameal
4Latinspensaoutlay for provisions, food
5Latinexpēnsa
6Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
7Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
9Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
10LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
11LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
12Latincommūnicōto impart, share
13Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
14Old Latincom(m)oinis
15Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
17Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with

via German Auswahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuswahlselection; choice; range, assortment
2Germanauswählento choose, to select, to pick
3Germanwählento choose; to dial; to vote
4Middle High Germanwelnto choose
5Old High Germanwellento want; to choose
6Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
7Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via German N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNAbbreviation of Nord; north
2GermanNordthe north; a wind coming from the north
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-Every word from Proto-Italic kommoinis