Where does “pelätti” come from?

pelätti (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.

pelätti (Finnish): that which scares; scarecrow

Definitions

  1. that which scares; scarecrow

Ancestry of “pelätti”, 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

Words derived from “pelätti”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →