Where does “peliväline” come from?

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

peliväline (Finnish): ball, puck, bat, racket or similar paraphernalia used in a game played for sport

Definitions

  1. ball, puck, bat, racket or similar paraphernalia used in a game played for sport

Ancestry of “peliväline”, step by step

peliväline 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 väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →