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

  1. a popular myth dinner table logic

Ancestry of “Stammtischdimension”, step by step

Stammtischdimension traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stammtisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStammtischregulars' table, stammtisch; a group of people...
2Germantischtable a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include
3Middle High Germantisch
4Old High Germantiscplate
5Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
6Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
7Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
8Proto-Italicdikskō
9Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via German Dimension

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDimensiondimension
2Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic dikskō