Etymograph

English

steamtable

From steam + table.

A compound of steam + table

Proto-Germanic *staubaz ‘dust’

Proto-Germanic *staumaz ‘steam, vapour’

Old English stēam ‘steam’

Middle English steem

English steam

Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’

Latin tabula ‘tablet’

Old English tabele ‘board’

Middle English table ‘the top of a table’

English table

Today it means

noun A serving table that keeps food warm with heated water underneath trays set into its surface.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “steamtable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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