Where does “golfspiller” come from?
golfspiller (Danish) comes from Danish spiller, from Danish spille, from Middle Low German spelen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
golfspiller (Danish): a golfer
Definitions
- a golfer
Ancestry of “golfspiller”, step by step
golfspiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish spiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | spiller | player; gambler; gamer |
| 2 | Danish | spille | to play; to gamble, play a game; to move quickly |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spelen | verb |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish golf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | golf | golf a game played with a golf club and golf ball |
| 2 | French | golfe | gulf; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 4 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 5 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |