Where does “pelimannimusiikki” come from?
pelimannimusiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelimanni, from Swedish spelman, from Swedish spela, from Old Norse spila, from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn — he, she.
pelimannimusiikki (Finnish): folk music especially music played with an accordion
Definitions
- folk music especially music played with an accordion
Ancestry of “pelimannimusiikki”, step by step
pelimannimusiikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelimanni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelimanni | folk musician; especially one who plays accordion |
| 2 | Swedish | spelman | folk musician |
| 3 | Swedish | spela | to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument... |
| 4 | Old Norse | spila | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | spillen | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |