Where does “linnunpelätti” come from?

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

linnunpelätti (Finnish): bird scarer

Definitions

  1. bird scarer

Ancestry of “linnunpelätti”, step by step

linnunpelätti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelätti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelättithat which scares; scarecrow
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 →