Where does “dataspill” come from?
dataspill (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spill, from Norwegian Bokmål spille, from Middle Low German spelen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
dataspill (Norwegian Bokmål): a computer game
Definitions
- a computer game
Ancestry of “dataspill”, step by step
dataspill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål spill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spill | a game (or part of a game, e.g., a hand, a round); equipment for a game (e.g., deck of cards, set of dice, board, men, pieces, etc.) |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | spille | to play; spille inn to record; to spill, slop |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spelen | verb |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål data
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | data | data; "short form of" datateknologi |
| 2 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |