Where does “Spielchen” come from?

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

Spielchen (German): Diminutive of Spiel; game

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Spiel; game

Ancestry of “Spielchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “Spielchen”

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