Where does “pelkäämätön” come from?

pelkäämätön (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.

pelkäämätön (Finnish): fearless, dauntless, unafraid

Definitions

  1. fearless, dauntless, unafraid

Ancestry of “pelkäämätön”, 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 “pelkäämätön”

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