Where does “szpil” come from?

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

szpil (Silesian): game, match

Definitions

  1. game, match

Ancestry of “szpil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “szpil”

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