Where does “spel” come from?
spel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
Ancestry of “spel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *spil | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “spel”