Where does “pelikenttä” come from?
pelikenttä (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
pelikenttä (Finnish): playing field
Ancestry of “pelikenttä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |