Where does “linnunpelätin” come from?

linnunpelätin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelätin, from Finnish pelätä, from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

linnunpelätin (Finnish): bird scarer

Definitions

  1. bird scarer

Ancestry of “linnunpelätin”, step by step

linnunpelätin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelätin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelätinscarecrow
2FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
3Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
4Middle Low Germanspel—
5Old Saxonspil—
6Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →