Where does “kyöpelinvuori” come from?
kyöpelinvuori (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyöpeli, 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.
kyöpelinvuori (Finnish): The place where virtuous spinsters or female virgins go upon death
Definitions
- The place where virtuous spinsters or female virgins go upon death
Ancestry of “kyöpelinvuori”, step by step
kyöpelinvuori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kyöpeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyöpeli | ghost, phantom |
| 2 | Swedish | spöke | a ghost (spirit appearing after death) |
| 3 | Danish | spøg | joke, jest; imperative of spøge |
| 4 | Middle English | spok | Alternative form of spoke |
| 5 | Dutch | spook | phantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | spooc | apparition, ghost; spook, ghost |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | spoke | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spōk | spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry |