Where does “wintersporter” come from?
wintersporter (Dutch) comes from Dutch wintersporten, from Dutch wintersport, from Dutch sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport — afterwards, post; by, at.
wintersporter (Dutch): A practicioner of winter sport
Definitions
- A practicioner of winter sport
Ancestry of “wintersporter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wintersporten | To practice winter sport |
| 2 | Dutch | wintersport | A winter sport, a sports discipline fit for... |
| 3 | Dutch | sport | A sport; sports; rung, step on a ladder |
| 4 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 5 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 6 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 7 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 8 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 9 | Latin | deportō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 11 | Latin | dē | — |
| 12 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 13 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |