Where does “pelihuone” come from?

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

pelihuone (Finnish): playroom

Definitions

  1. playroom

Ancestry of “pelihuone”, step by step

pelihuone 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 huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →