Where does “Tischgenosse” come from?
Tischgenosse (German) comes from German Genosse, from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Tischgenosse (German): dinner companion, fellow diner, tablemate
Definitions
- dinner companion, fellow diner, tablemate
Ancestry of “Tischgenosse”, step by step
Tischgenosse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Genosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Genosse | partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow... |
| 2 | Old High German | ginozo | comrade |
| 3 | Old High German | ginōz | comrade |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German tisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tisch | table a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include |
| 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 |