Where does “Dischduch” come from?

Dischduch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Disch, from Old Saxon disc, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Dischduch (Pennsylvania German): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “Dischduch”, step by step

Dischduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Disch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanDischtable
2Old SaxondiscAlternative spelling of disk
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Pennsylvania German Duch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanDuchcloth, handkerchief
2Middle High Germantuoch—
3Old High Germantuoh—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →