Where does “henspille” come from?
henspille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hen, from Middle Low German hen, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
henspille (Norwegian Bokmål): to allude, show +
Definitions
- to allude, show +
Ancestry of “henspille”, step by step
henspille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hen | used with a verb, indicating a movement towards or to something |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål spille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spille | to play; spille inn to record; to spill, slop |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spelen | verb |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 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 |