Where does “spil” come from?
spil (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German spil, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
Ancestry of “spil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spil | noun |
| 2 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “spil”