Where does “skådespelare” come from?

skådespelare (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną — to twist; to weave.

skådespelare (Swedish): an actor

Definitions

an actor

Ancestry of “skådespelare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	skådespel	a theatre play, a piece, a drama
2	Swedish	spel	a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,...
3	Old Swedish	spill	—
4	Middle Low German	spille	—
5	German	spinnila	—
6	Proto-West Germanic	spinnilu	spindle
7	Proto-West Germanic	spinnan	to spin
8	Proto-Germanic	spinnaną	to spin
9	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pénh₁-ne-	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	(s)penh₁-	to twist; to weave

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