Where does “Strandhotel” come from?

Strandhotel (German) comes from German Hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

Strandhotel (German): beach hotel

Definitions

  1. beach hotel

Ancestry of “Strandhotel”, step by step

Strandhotel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hotel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHotelhotel
2Frenchhôtelmansion, town house, hotel; hotel
3Middle Frenchhostelshelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;...
4Old Frenchostelshelter; place to stay
5LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via German strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrandbeach
2Middle High Germanstrant
3Old High Germanstrand
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-