Where does “Harfenspieler” come from?
Harfenspieler (German) comes from German Spieler, from German spielen, from Middle High German [[spiln, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Harfenspieler (German): harp player, harpist
Definitions
- harp player, harpist
Ancestry of “Harfenspieler”, step by step
Harfenspieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spieler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spieler | agent noun of spielen; player |
| 2 | German | spielen | to play |
| 3 | Middle High German | [[spiln | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spilōn | — |
| 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 German Harfe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Harfe | harp |
| 2 | Middle High German | harpfe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | harfa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | harpā | harp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harpǭ | harp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |