Where does “aanspeelbaar” come from?

aanspeelbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanspelen, 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, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

aanspeelbaar (Dutch): able to be passed to (especially of a ball in sports)

Definitions

  1. able to be passed to (especially of a ball in sports)

Ancestry of “aanspeelbaar”, step by step

aanspeelbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanspelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanspelento allude; to pass to; to target, to hit
2Dutchspelento play
3Middle Dutchspēlento play, to have fun
4Old Dutchspilon
5Proto-West Germanicspilōnto play; to dance, move
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
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