Where does “pelättää” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pelättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
2Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
3Middle Low Germanspel—
4Old Saxonspil—
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →