Where does “pelittää” come from?

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

pelittää (Finnish): to work, to function

Definitions

  1. to work, to function

Ancestry of “pelittää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →