Where does “pelihimo” come from?

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

pelihimo (Finnish): compulsion to gamble

Definitions

  1. compulsion to gamble

Ancestry of “pelihimo”, step by step

pelihimo 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 himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →