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Where does “spillen” come from?

spillen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spilden, from Old Dutch *spilden, from Frankish *spilþijan.

spillen (Dutch): to waste, to spend vainly or profligately; to...

Definitions

  1. to waste, to spend vainly or profligately; to...

Ancestry of “spillen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspilden—
2Old Dutch*spilden—
3Frankish*spilþijan—

Words derived from “spillen”

  • spilzucht
  • spilziek
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