Where does “Laienschauspieler” come from?
Laienschauspieler (German) comes from German Laie, from Middle High German leie, from Old High German laigo, from Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
Laienschauspieler (German): amateur actor
Definitions
- amateur actor
Ancestry of “Laienschauspieler”, step by step
Laienschauspieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Laie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laie | layman, layperson, amateur, nonprofessional; laic |
| 2 | Middle High German | leie | — |
| 3 | Old High German | laigo | — |
| 4 | Latin | laicus | lay; unconsecrated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via German Schauspieler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schauspieler | actor |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |