Where does “tennisspiller” come from?
tennisspiller (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.
tennisspiller (Danish): tennis player
Definitions
- tennis player
Ancestry of “tennisspiller”, step by step
tennisspiller 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 tennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tennis | tennis |
| 2 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 3 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |