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 spilEvery word from Old Saxon spilEvery word from Middle Low German spel