Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “spedalsch” come from?

spedalsch (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German spetāl, 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.

spedalsch (Middle Low German): hospitalized

Definitions

  1. hospitalized

Ancestry of “spedalsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspetāl—
2Latinhospitāle—
3Latinhospitālis—
4Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
5Proto-Italichostipotishost
6Proto-Italicχostipotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “spedalsch”

  • spedalsk
  • spedalskhed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →