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
Ancestry of “эндшпиль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Endspiel | final |
| 2 | German | spiel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | spil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |