Where does “spitāl” come from?
spitāl (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hospitāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
Ancestry of “spitāl”, step by step
Words derived from “spitāl”