Where does “Wickeltisch” come from?

Wickeltisch (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.

Wickeltisch (German): changing table

Definitions

  1. changing table

Ancestry of “Wickeltisch”, step by step

Wickeltisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantischtable a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level; specific uses include
2Middle High Germantisch
3Old High Germantiscplate
4Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via German wickeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickelnto wrap
2Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
3Old High Germanwickilī
4Old High Germanwiohha
5Proto-Germanic*weukā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic dikskō
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