Where does “spiel” come from?

spiel (Scots) comes from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

spiel (Scots): game, play; curling match

Definitions

  1. game, play; curling match

Ancestry of “spiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspel
2Old Saxonspil
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “spiel

Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil