Where does “Lautenspielerin” come from?
Lautenspielerin (German) comes from German Lautenspieler, 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 — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Lautenspielerin (German): lutenist, lutist (female person playing or performing on the lute)
Definitions
- lutenist, lutist (female person playing or performing on the lute)
Ancestry of “Lautenspielerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lautenspieler | lutenist, lutist male or of unspecified sex |
| 2 | German | Laute | lute; plural of Laut |
| 3 | Middle High German | lūte | — |
| 4 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 5 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 6 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 7 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 9 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 10 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 11 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 12 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 13 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |