Where does “Sportwettkampf” come from?
Sportwettkampf (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.
Sportwettkampf (German): sports competition / contest
Definitions
- sports competition / contest
Ancestry of “Sportwettkampf”, step by step
Sportwettkampf 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 |
via German Wettkampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wettkampf | contest |
| 2 | German | wette | inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wette | pledge, deposit, pawn |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |