Where does “Ö-mappi” come from?
Ö-mappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ö, from Swedish ö, from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Ö-mappi (Finnish): A figurative binder into which any unwanted...
Definitions
- A figurative binder into which any unwanted...
Ancestry of “Ö-mappi”, step by step
Ö-mappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ö | — |
| 2 | Swedish | ö | island |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ø | a letter of the Old Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script |
| 4 | Old Norse | ey | always, ever; island |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Finnish mappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mappi | binder |
| 2 | Swedish | mapp | a folder |
| 3 | German | mappe | portfolio case; collection |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | [[mappa]] [[mundī]] | — |
| 5 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |