Where does “Tischdecke” come from?
Tischdecke (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
Tischdecke (German): tablecloth
Ancestry of “Tischdecke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tisch | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | tisch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tisc | plate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |