Where does “Spellvedoawa” come from?
Spellvedoawa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Vedoawa, from Plautdietsch vedoawen, from Middle Low German vordërven, from Old Saxon fardervan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraderban — to perish.
Spellvedoawa (Plautdietsch): spoilsport
Definitions
- spoilsport
Ancestry of “Spellvedoawa”, step by step
Spellvedoawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Vedoawa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Vedoawa | vandal |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | vedoawen | to spoil |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vordërven | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fardervan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraderban | to perish |