Where does “kvarnspel” come from?
kvarnspel (Swedish) comes from Swedish spel, from Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, from German spinnila, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- — to twist; to weave.
kvarnspel (Swedish): nine men's morris
Definitions
- nine men's morris
Ancestry of “kvarnspel”, step by step
kvarnspel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spel | a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spill | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spille | — |
| 4 | German | spinnila | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
via Swedish kvarn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvarn | mill; the grinding apparatus for substances such... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kværn | mill |
| 3 | Old Norse | kvern | a millstone; a quern, handmill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwernō | millstone; handmill; quern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂wō | quern, mill-stone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |