Where does “Play-off” come from?

Play-off (German) comes from English playoff — A final game in a series needed to break a tie; A...

Play-off (German): playoff, knockout stage

Definitions

  1. playoff, knockout stage

Ancestry of “Play-off”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayoffA final game in a series needed to break a tie; A...
Every word from English playoff
Play-off — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer