Where does “Zapfsäule” come from?

Zapfsäule (German) comes from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Zapfsäule (German): gas pump

Definitions

  1. gas pump

Ancestry of “Zapfsäule”, step by step

Zapfsäule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zapfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZapfengerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;...
2Middle High Germanzapfen—
3Old High Germanzapfo—
4Frankishtappō—
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German Säule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäulecolumn, pillar
2Germansūl—
3Old High Germansūlstyle, pole
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →