Where does “spielen” come from?
spielen (German) comes from Middle High German [[spiln, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
spielen (German): to play
Definitions
- to play
Ancestry of “spielen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | [[spiln | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spilōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |