Where does “Spiel” come from?

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

Spiel (German): a game; gameplay, the experience or act of...

Definitions

  1. a game; gameplay, the experience or act of...

Ancestry of “Spiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspil—
2Old High Germanspil—
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “Spiel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →