Where does “spel” come from?
spel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spela, from Middle Low German spil, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
spel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a game; play, playing
Ancestry of “spel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spela | to play; definite plural of spel |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spil | noun |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “spel”