Where does “teerenpeli” come from?

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

teerenpeli (Finnish): flirtation, dalliance, sport

Definitions

  1. flirtation, dalliance, sport

Ancestry of “teerenpeli”, step by step

teerenpeli 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 teeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteeriblack grouse, "Lyrurus tetrix", formerly "Tetrao...
2Proto-Finnictetriblack grouse
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →