Where does “Speisetafel” come from?

Speisetafel (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.

Speisetafel (German): dining table

Definitions

  1. dining table

Ancestry of “Speisetafel”, step by step

Speisetafel traces back through two 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 tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantafelinflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantavel
3Old High Germantavala
4Old Italiantavola
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-Every word from Proto-Italic kommoinis