Where does “spil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspil—
2Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “spil”

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