Where does “peli” come from?

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

peli (Finnish): game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...

Definitions

  1. game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...

Ancestry of “peli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspel
2Old Saxonspil
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “peli

Every word from Proto-West Germanic spilEvery word from Old Saxon spilEvery word from Middle Low German spel