Where does “sekanelinpeli” come from?

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

sekanelinpeli (Finnish): mixed doubles

Definitions

  1. mixed doubles

Ancestry of “sekanelinpeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnelinpelidoubles
2Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
3Middle Low Germanspel—
4Old Saxonspil—
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →