Where does “loppupeli” come from?

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

loppupeli (Finnish): endgame

Definitions

  1. endgame

Ancestry of “loppupeli”, step by step

loppupeli 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 loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →