Where does “slutspel” come from?
slutspel (Swedish) comes from Swedish spel, from Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, from German spinnila, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- — to twist; to weave.
slutspel (Swedish): endgame; playoff
Ancestry of “slutspel”, step by step