Where does “Auswärtsspiel” come from?

Auswärtsspiel (German) comes from German spiel, from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

Auswärtsspiel (German): away game

Definitions

  1. away game

Ancestry of “Auswärtsspiel”, step by step

Auswärtsspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via German auswärts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauswärtsout of town; outside the place in question
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →