Where does “שפּיל” come from?

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

שפּיל (Yiddish): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “שפּיל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspil—
2Old High Germanspil—
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “שפּיל”

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