Where does “peliharjoitus” come from?
peliharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
peliharjoitus (Finnish): game practice, match practice
Definitions
- game practice, match practice
Ancestry of “peliharjoitus”, step by step
peliharjoitus 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 harjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitus | exercise, practice; rehearsal; drill |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |