Where does “odotuspeli” come from?
odotuspeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
odotuspeli (Finnish): waiting game
Ancestry of “odotuspeli”, step by step
odotuspeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peli | game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
via Finnish odotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | odotus | wait, waiting; expectation, anticipation |
| 2 | Finnish | odottaa | to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | oća- | — |