Where does “röstskådespelare” come from?

röstskådespelare (Swedish) comes from Swedish skådespelare, from Swedish skådespel, 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 — to twist; to weave.

röstskådespelare (Swedish): a (male or female) voice actor

Definitions

  1. a (male or female) voice actor

Ancestry of “röstskådespelare”, step by step

röstskådespelare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skådespelare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskådespelarean actor
2Swedishskådespela theatre play, a piece, a drama
3Swedishspela play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,...
4Old Swedishspill
5Middle Low Germanspille
6Germanspinnila
7Proto-West Germanicspinniluspindle
8Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
9Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
11Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Swedish röst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröstvoice; vote
2Germanrōstroofing frame
3Middle High Germanrōst
4Old High Germanrōst
5Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
6Frankishrōstjanto roast
7Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
8Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁-