Where does “spēle” come from?

spēle (Latvian) comes from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

spēle (Latvian): play

Definitions

  1. play

Ancestry of “spēle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspel—
2Old Saxonspil—
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “spēle”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →