Where does “speltid” come from?
speltid (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.
speltid (Swedish): period of play
Definitions
- period of play
Ancestry of “speltid”, step by step
speltid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spel | a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spill | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spille | — |
| 4 | German | spinnila | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
via Swedish tid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tid | time; time, period, era |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tiþ | time; occasion; moment |
| 3 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |