Where does “spelbar” come from?
spelbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish spela, from Old Norse spila, from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
spelbar (Swedish): playable (similar senses to English)
Definitions
- playable (similar senses to English)
Ancestry of “spelbar”, step by step
spelbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spela | to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spila | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spillen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish bär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |