Where does “kilpapelaaminen” come from?

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

kilpapelaaminen (Finnish): esports video games as a spectator sport

Definitions

  1. esports video games as a spectator sport

Ancestry of “kilpapelaaminen”, step by step

kilpapelaaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelaaminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelaaminenplaying
2FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
3Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
4Middle Low Germanspel—
5Old Saxonspil—
6Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →