Where does “Tanzlokal” come from?

Tanzlokal (German) comes from German lokal, from French local, from Latin locālis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Tanzlokal (German): discotheque, nightclub

Definitions

  1. discotheque, nightclub

Ancestry of “Tanzlokal”, step by step

Tanzlokal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlokallocal
2Frenchlocallocal; room
3LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via German tanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzsingular imperative of tanzen
2Middle High Germantanz—
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →