Where does “spelman” come from?
spelman (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.
spelman (Swedish): folk musician
Definitions
- folk musician
Ancestry of “spelman”, step by step
spelman 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 |