Where does “Etelänapamanner” come from?
Etelänapamanner (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelänapa, from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Ancestry of “Etelänapamanner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | etelänapa | South Pole; south pole, the negative pole of a... |
| 2 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 3 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 4 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 6 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 7 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |