Where does “Hinspiel” come from?
Hinspiel (German) comes from German hin, from Middle High German hin, from Old High German hina, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Hinspiel (German): first leg
Definitions
- first leg
Ancestry of “Hinspiel”, step by step
Hinspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hin | there; thither; on the fritz |
| 2 | Middle High German | hin | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hina | thither |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |