Where does “ordspil” come from?

ordspil (Danish) comes from German Wortspiel, from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordspil (Danish): pun, wordplay

Definitions

  1. pun, wordplay

Ancestry of “ordspil”, step by step

ordspil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wortspiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWortspielpun, wordplay
2Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
3Middle High Germanwortword; verb
4Old High Germanwortword; verb
5Proto-West Germanicwordword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword

via Danish spil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishspilA game; A box of equipment and such used for a...
2Middle Low Germanspilnoun
3Old Saxonspil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →