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