Where does “noppapeli” come from?

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

noppapeli (Finnish): dice game, a game played with dice

Definitions

  1. dice game, a game played with dice

Ancestry of “noppapeli”, step by step

noppapeli 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 noppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnoppaA die; credit, academic credit, course credit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →