Where does “tromspeler” come from?
tromspeler (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans speler, from Dutch speler, from Dutch spelen, from Middle Dutch spēlen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
tromspeler (Afrikaans): drummer
Definitions
- drummer
Ancestry of “tromspeler”, step by step
tromspeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans speler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | speler | player |
| 2 | Dutch | speler | a player, someone who plays a game; a player,... |
| 3 | Dutch | spelen | to play |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | spēlen | to play, to have fun |
| 5 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Afrikaans trom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | trom | drum |