Where does “tabernakel” come from?
tabernakel (Middle High German) comes from Old French tabernacle, from Latin tabernāculum, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
Ancestry of “tabernakel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tabernacle | — |
| 2 | Latin | tabernāculum | A tent |
| 3 | Latin | taberna | shop, store; inn; tavern, saloon |
| 4 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 5 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |