Where does “peli-into” come from?

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

peli-into (Finnish): interest in a game, passion in a game

Definitions

  1. interest in a game, passion in a game

Ancestry of “peli-into”, step by step

peli-into 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 Into

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIntoeagerness, enthusiasm
2Proto-Germanicinþōn-—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →