Where does “Lottospiel” come from?

Lottospiel (German) comes from German Lotto, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

Lottospiel (German): lotto game, lottery

Definitions

  1. lotto game, lottery

Ancestry of “Lottospiel”, step by step

Lottospiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLottolotto
2Italianlottolot; plot; lottery
3FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
4Middle Frenchlot—
5Old Frenchloz—
6Frankishlot—
7Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →