Where does “spillemann” come from?
spillemann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “spillemann”, step by step
spillemann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |