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Where does “spel” come from?

spel (Swedish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spel (Swedish): a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,...

Definitions

  1. a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy,...

Ancestry of “spel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishspill—
2Middle Low Germanspille—
3Germanspinnila—
4Proto-West Germanicspinniluspindle
5Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
6Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spel”

  • kaikki pelissä
  • videopelaaja
  • pelehtiä
  • pallopeli
  • peli
  • onnenpeli
  • pelillistäminen
  • ammuntapeli
  • pelillistää
  • älykkyyspeli
  • vastapelaaja
  • pelaaja
  • dominopeli
  • kellopeli
  • ajanvietepeli
  • kotipeli
  • teerenpeli
  • pelikortti
  • videopelikonsoli
  • avainpelaaja
  • silmäpeli
  • pelipaita
  • tasapeli
  • nelinpeli
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