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
Ancestry of “Psychospielchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Spielchen | Diminutive of Spiel; game |
| 2 | German | spiel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | spil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |