Where does “playoff-peli” come from?
playoff-peli (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
playoff-peli (Finnish): playoff match
Definitions
- playoff match
Ancestry of “playoff-peli”, step by step
playoff-peli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Finnish playoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | playoff | — |