An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tisch

by Friedrich Kluge

Tisch, m., ‘table,’ from the equiv. MidHG. tisch, OHG. tisc, m.; corresponding to OSax. disc, Du. disch. The OHG. word also means ‘dish,’ the antiquity of which is proved by AS. disč, ‘dish, bowl,’ E. dish. The Gr.-Lat. discus, on which the cognates are based, has the late signification ‘dish’ (post-classical; properly ‘disk’); yet comp. also Ital. desco, ‘table,’ OFr. dois, ‘table’ (ModFr. dais, ‘canopy, dais’).