Where does “kelner” come from?
kelner (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
kelner (Norwegian Nynorsk): waiter
Definitions
- waiter
Ancestry of “kelner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 2 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |