Where does “ospelbar” come from?
ospelbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish spelbar, 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.
ospelbar (Swedish): unplayable (similar senses to English)
Definitions
- unplayable (similar senses to English)
Ancestry of “ospelbar”, step by step
ospelbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spelbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spelbar | playable (similar senses to English) |
| 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 o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |