Where does “menopeli” come from?

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

menopeli (Finnish): a vehicle, a ride

Definitions

  1. a vehicle, a ride

Ancestry of “menopeli”, step by step

menopeli 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 meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →