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

Definitions

  1. a game; play, playing

Ancestry of “spel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspelato play; definite plural of spel
2Middle Low Germanspilnoun
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “spel”

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