Where does “hyökkäyspeli” come from?

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

hyökkäyspeli (Finnish): offense strategy and tactics employed when in position to score

Definitions

  1. offense strategy and tactics employed when in position to score

Ancestry of “hyökkäyspeli”, step by step

hyökkäyspeli 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 hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →