Where does “Lautenspieler” come from?
Lautenspieler (German) comes from German Laute, from Middle High German lūte, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Lautenspieler (German): lutenist, lutist male or of unspecified sex
Definitions
- lutenist, lutist male or of unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Lautenspieler”, step by step
Lautenspieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Laute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laute | lute; plural of Laut |
| 2 | Middle High German | lūte | — |
| 3 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 4 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 5 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 6 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 7 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 9 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 10 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 11 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 12 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
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 |