Where does “pelätä” come from?

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

pelätä (Ingrian): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “pelätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpeliplay
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →