Where does “pelätä” come from?

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

pelätä (Finnish): To fear, dread, be afraid of

Definitions

  1. To fear, dread, be afraid of

Ancestry of “pelätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “pelätä”

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