Where does “שפּילעוודיק” come from?
שפּילעוודיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שפּילן, from Middle English spilen, from Old English spilian, 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.
שפּילעוודיק (Yiddish): playful
Definitions
- playful
Ancestry of “שפּילעוודיק”, step by step
שפּילעוודיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שפּילן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּילן | to play |
| 2 | Middle English | spilen | to amuse or entertain oneself; to party |
| 3 | Old English | spilian | to play; to make sport of, to revel; to act... |
| 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 |
via Yiddish עוודיק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עוודיק | — |