Where does “שפּילכל” come from?

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

שפּילכל (Yiddish): toy, plaything

Definitions

  1. toy, plaything

Ancestry of “שפּילכל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּילgame
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old High German spil →Every word from Middle High German spil →