Where does “pikapeli” come from?

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

pikapeli (Finnish): quick game, instant game

Definitions

  1. quick game, instant game

Ancestry of “pikapeli”, 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 →