'Spiel' is a word borrowed from German 'spiel'. The word entered the English language some time around 1870.
spiel [verb] [1870]
- to play music
- to talk volubly or extravagantly
- to utter, express, or describe volubly or extravagantly
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Etymology: German 'spielen' to play, from Old High German 'spilōn;' akin to Old English 'spilian' to revel
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