Where does “zouspillen” come from?
zouspillen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish spillen, from Middle English spilen, from Old English spilian, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
zouspillen (Luxembourgish): to pass
Ancestry of “zouspillen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | spillen | to play |
| 2 | Middle English | spilen | to amuse or entertain oneself; to party |
| 3 | Old English | spilian | to play; to make sport of, to revel; to act... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |