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
- a (male or female) voice actor
Ancestry of “röstskådespelare”, step by step
röstskådespelare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skådespelare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skådespelare | an actor |
| 2 | Swedish | skådespel | a theatre play, a piece, a drama |
| 3 | Swedish | spel | a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | spill | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | spille | — |
| 6 | German | spinnila | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |