Where does “Werbespot” come from?

Werbespot (German) comes from German spōt, from English spot, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Werbespot (German): spot, ad, commercial

Definitions

  1. spot, ad, commercial

Ancestry of “Werbespot”, step by step

Werbespot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspōtspot
2EnglishspotA round or irregular patch on the surface of a...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German werben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerbento recruit; to enlist; to promote, advertise; to...
2Middle High Germanwerben
3Old High Germanwerban
4Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ