Where does “seurapeli” come from?

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

seurapeli (Finnish): party game board game or similar played at a party

Definitions

  1. party game board game or similar played at a party

Ancestry of “seurapeli”, step by step

seurapeli 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 seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →