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Where does “skådespel” come from?

skådespel (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.

skådespel (Swedish): a theatre play, a piece, a drama

Definitions

  1. a theatre play, a piece, a drama

Ancestry of “skådespel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skådespel”

  • skådespelerska
  • skådespelare
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