Where does “Psychospielchen” come from?

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

Psychospielchen (German): head game

Definitions

  1. head game

Ancestry of “Psychospielchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpielchenDiminutive of Spiel; game
2Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
3Middle High Germanspil—
4Old High Germanspil—
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →