Where does “peevelisti” come from?

peevelisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish peeveli, from Finnish pyöveli, from Old Swedish böfvel — executioner.

peevelisti (Finnish): Used as an intensifier with verbs or of quantity; mild expletive

Definitions

  1. Used as an intensifier with verbs or of quantity; mild expletive

Ancestry of “peevelisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeevelidamn, drat, crap, heck
2FinnishpyöveliAn executioner
3Old Swedishböfvelexecutioner
Every word from Old Swedish böfvel →Every word from Finnish pyöveli →Every word from Finnish peeveli →