Where does “skådis” come from?
skådis (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.
skådis (Swedish): an actor
Definitions
- an actor
Ancestry of “skådis”, step by step
| 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 |