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
- wraith; a scary supernatural apparition;...
Ancestry of “straszydło”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | strašidlo | specter, ghost, spook, bogeyman |
| 2 | Czech | -dlo | a suffix used to form instrument nouns |
| 3 | Old Czech | -dlo | — |