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