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
- game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
Ancestry of “peli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “peli”