Where does “yökyöpeli” come from?
yökyöpeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyöpeli, from Swedish spöke, from Danish spøg, from Middle English spok, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.
yökyöpeli (Finnish): A nighthawk, night owl person who stays up late in the night
Definitions
- A nighthawk, night owl person who stays up late in the night
Ancestry of “yökyöpeli”, step by step
yökyöpeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kyöpeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyöpeli | ghost, phantom |
| 2 | Swedish | spöke | a ghost (spirit appearing after death) |
| 3 | Danish | spøg | joke, jest; imperative of spøge |
| 4 | Middle English | spok | Alternative form of spoke |
| 5 | Dutch | spook | phantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | spooc | apparition, ghost; spook, ghost |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | spoke | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spōk | spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry |