Where does “fotbollsspelare” come from?
fotbollsspelare (Swedish) comes from Swedish spelare, from Swedish spela, from Old Norse spila, from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
fotbollsspelare (Swedish): footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Definitions
- footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Ancestry of “fotbollsspelare”, step by step
fotbollsspelare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spelare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spelare | player |
| 2 | Swedish | spela | to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument... |
| 3 | Old Norse | spila | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | spillen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish fotboll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fotboll | soccer US, football UK; a team sport |
| 2 | Swedish | fot | a foot; the body part touching the ground while... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fōter | foot |
| 4 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |