Where does “poppenspeler” come from?
poppenspeler (Dutch) comes from Dutch speler, 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.
poppenspeler (Dutch): puppeteer
Definitions
- puppeteer
Ancestry of “poppenspeler”, step by step
poppenspeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch speler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | speler | a player, someone who plays a game; a player,... |
| 2 | Dutch | spelen | to play |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spēlen | to play, to have fun |
| 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 Dutch pop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pop | doll; cocoon, pupa; guilder |
| 2 | Dutch | groep | group; circuit in an electrical installation,... |
| 3 | French | groupe | group |
| 4 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 6 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |