Where does “straszydło” come from?

straszydło (Polish) comes from Czech strašidlo, from Czech -dlo, from Old Czech -dlo.

straszydło (Polish): wraith; a scary supernatural apparition;...

Definitions

  1. wraith; a scary supernatural apparition;...

Ancestry of “straszydło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrašidlospecter, ghost, spook, bogeyman
2Czech-dloa suffix used to form instrument nouns
3Old Czech-dlo—
Every word from Old Czech -dlo →Every word from Czech -dlo →Every word from Czech strašidlo →