Where does “Fesselspiel” come from?

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

Fesselspiel (German): bondage

Definitions

  1. bondage

Ancestry of “Fesselspiel”, step by step

Fesselspiel 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 fesseln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfesselnto chain, to bind
2Old High Germanfezzarōn—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →