Where does “bingopeli” come from?

bingopeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish bingo, from English bingo, from English bing, from Middle English bing, from Old Norse bingr — heap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...

bingopeli (Finnish): bingo game

Definitions

  1. bingo game

Ancestry of “bingopeli”, step by step

bingopeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bingo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbingobingo
2EnglishbingoA game of chance for two or more players, who...
3EnglishbingPrison solitary confinement, a term used by...
4Middle Englishbing—
5Old Norsebingrheap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Old Norse bingr →Every word from Middle English bing →Every word from English bing →