Where does “onnenpeli” come from?

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

onnenpeli (Finnish): game of chance

Definitions

  1. game of chance

Ancestry of “onnenpeli”, step by step

onnenpeli 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 onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →