Where does “taklauspeli” come from?

taklauspeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish taklaus, from Finnish taklata, from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

taklauspeli (Finnish): contact sport, sport with tackling/checking

Definitions

  1. contact sport, sport with tackling/checking

Ancestry of “taklauspeli”, step by step

taklauspeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taklaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaklauschecking, check, body check
2Finnishtaklatato tackle; to check
3EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
4Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
5Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
6Middle Dutchtakel

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel
3Old Saxonspil
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Middle Dutch takel
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