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
wintersporter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wintersporten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to bring or convey |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 13 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Dutch sporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sporter | one who plays a sport |
| 2 | English | sporter | Someone who sports something; A firearm suitable... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 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 |