Where does “variksenpelätin” come from?

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

variksenpelätin (Finnish): A scarecrow

Definitions

  1. A scarecrow

Ancestry of “variksenpelätin”, step by step

variksenpelätin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelätin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelätinscarecrow
2FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
3Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
4Middle Low Germanspel—
5Old Saxonspil—
6Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish varis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →