Where does “spille” come from?
spille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
spille (Norwegian Bokmål): to play; spille inn to record; to spill, slop
Definitions
- to play; spille inn to record; to spill, slop
Ancestry of “spille”, step by step
spille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German spelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spelen | verb |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old Norse spilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spilla | to destroy, spoil |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spilþijaną | To spoil; ruin; To kill; murder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |