Where does “tennisspaði” come from?
tennisspaði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic spaði, from Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
tennisspaði (Icelandic): tennis racquet
Definitions
- tennis racquet
Ancestry of “tennisspaði”, step by step
tennisspaði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic spaði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | spaði | a small shovel, spade; paddle; paddle or raquet |
| 2 | Old Norse | spaði | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spāde | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spado | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spadô | spade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
via Icelandic tennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tennis | tennis |