Where does “spela” come from?
spela (Westrobothnian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
spela (Westrobothnian): To sing; To be about; deal with; To winch
Definitions
- To sing; To be about; deal with; To winch
Ancestry of “spela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spila | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spillen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |