Where does “Spill” come from?

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

Spill (Luxembourgish): game, activity; toy; match, game

Definitions

  1. game, activity; toy; match, game

Ancestry of “Spill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspil—
2Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →