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Where does “Zusammenspiel” come from?

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

Zusammenspiel (German): interaction, interplay, cooperation, teamwork

Definitions

  1. interaction, interplay, cooperation, teamwork

Ancestry of “Zusammenspiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiel—
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
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