Where does “Handyspiel” come from?
Handyspiel (German) comes from German Handy, from English Handy, from English handgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr.
Handyspiel (German): mobile game
Definitions
- mobile game
Ancestry of “Handyspiel”, step by step
Handyspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Handy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handy | mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone |
| 2 | English | Handy | Easy to use, useful |
| 3 | English | handgun | A small gun with a relatively short barrel,... |
| 4 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 5 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 6 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 8 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |