Where does “эндшпиль” come from?

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

эндшпиль (Russian): endgame

Definitions

  1. endgame

Ancestry of “эндшпиль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEndspielfinal
2Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
3Middle High Germanspil—
4Old High Germanspil—
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →