Where does “hevospeli” come from?

hevospeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

hevospeli (Finnish): horse as means of transportation

Definitions

  1. horse as means of transportation

Ancestry of “hevospeli”, step by step

hevospeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →