Where does “Spielkonsole” come from?

Spielkonsole (German) comes from German Konsole, from English console, from French console, from French consoler, from Latin consōlārī, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Spielkonsole (German): game console, video game console

Definitions

  1. game console, video game console

Ancestry of “Spielkonsole”, step by step

Spielkonsole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Konsole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKonsoleconsole; corbel; shelf bracket
2EnglishconsoleA stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the...
3Frenchconsolea projection or spur on a wall, generally in the...
4Frenchconsolerto comfort, console
5Latinconsōlārī
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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