Where does “videospil” come from?
videospil (Danish) comes from Danish video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videospil (Danish): A video game; indefinite plural of videospil
Definitions
- A video game; indefinite plural of videospil
Ancestry of “videospil”, step by step
videospil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish video
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | video | video |
| 2 | English | video | Television, television show, movie; A short film... |
| 3 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Danish spil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | spil | A game; A box of equipment and such used for a... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spil | noun |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “videospil”