Where does “pelikatko” come from?
pelikatko (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
pelikatko (Finnish): stoppage pause or halt in a sport or game
Definitions
- stoppage pause or halt in a sport or game
Ancestry of “pelikatko”, step by step
pelikatko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peli | game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
via Finnish kätkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kätkö | hoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kätkeä | to hide, conceal; to stash; to bury |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kätkedäk | to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Finnish | kätke- | — |