Where does “Stammtischdimension” come from?
Stammtischdimension (German) comes from German Stammtisch, from German tisch, from Middle High German tisch, from Old High German tisc, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
Stammtischdimension (German): a popular myth dinner table logic
Definitions
- a popular myth dinner table logic
Ancestry of “Stammtischdimension”, step by step
Stammtischdimension traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stammtisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stammtisch | regulars' table, stammtisch; a group of people... |
| 2 | German | tisch | table a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include |
| 3 | Middle High German | tisch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tisc | plate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via German Dimension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dimension | dimension |
| 2 | Latin | dimensio | measuring; measurement; dimension |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |