Where does “Sportsfreund” come from?
Sportsfreund (German) comes from German Sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
Sportsfreund (German): mate, buddy term of address
Definitions
- mate, buddy term of address
Ancestry of “Sportsfreund”, step by step
Sportsfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sport | sport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical... |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |