Where does “pelkurimaisesti” come from?

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

pelkurimaisesti (Finnish): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “pelkurimaisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkurimainencowardly
2Finnishpelkuricoward
3FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
4Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
5Middle Low Germanspel—
6Old Saxonspil—
7Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →