Where does “fotballspiller” come from?
fotballspiller (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fotball, from Norwegian Bokmål fot, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
fotballspiller (Norwegian Bokmål): a footballer, football player
Definitions
- a footballer, football player
Ancestry of “fotballspiller”, step by step
fotballspiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fotball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fotball | football, association football, soccer; soccer... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fot | a foot |
| 3 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Norwegian Bokmål spiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spiller | a player; present of spille |