Where does “Tafelaufsatz” come from?

Tafelaufsatz (German) comes from German tafel, from Middle High German tavel, from Old High German tavala, from Old Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

Tafelaufsatz (German): centrepiece, epergne

Definitions

  1. centrepiece, epergne

Ancestry of “Tafelaufsatz”, step by step

Tafelaufsatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Aufsatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufsatzessay; attachment, add-on
2Middle High Germanūfsaz—
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old Italian tavola →