Where does “tikkipeli” come from?

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

tikkipeli (Finnish): trick-taking game

Definitions

  1. trick-taking game

Ancestry of “tikkipeli”, step by step

tikkipeli 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 tikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkistitch; trick
2Swedishsticka sting; a bite from an insect; a trick
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →
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