Where does “Harfenspielerin” come from?
Harfenspielerin (German) comes from German Harfenspieler, 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 — he, she.
Harfenspielerin (German): harp player, harpist female
Definitions
- harp player, harpist female
Ancestry of “Harfenspielerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Harfenspieler | harp player, harpist |
| 2 | German | Spieler | agent noun of spielen; player |
| 3 | German | spielen | to play |
| 4 | Middle High German | [[spiln | — |
| 5 | Old High German | spilōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |