Where does “kyöpeli” come from?
kyöpeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish spöke, from Danish spøg, from Middle English spok, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.
kyöpeli (Finnish): ghost, phantom
Definitions
- ghost, phantom
Ancestry of “kyöpeli”, step by step
kyöpeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spöke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spöke | a ghost (spirit appearing after death) |
| 2 | Danish | spøg | joke, jest; imperative of spøge |
| 3 | Middle English | spok | Alternative form of spoke |
| 4 | Dutch | spook | phantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | spooc | apparition, ghost; spook, ghost |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | spoke | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spōk | spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry |