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Where does “Ossi” come from?

Ossi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ossian, from English Ossian, from Irish oisín, from Irish ós, from Old Irish úas, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was.

Ancestry of “Ossi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishOssian—
2EnglishOssian—
3IrishoisínDiminutive of os; fawn
4Irishóssince... is; Alternative form of ó; mouth
5Old Irishúasabove, over
6Dutchwassento wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,...
7Dutchwaslaundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just...
8Middle Dutchwasfirst/third-person singular past indicative of...
9Middle Dutchwassento grow, to wax; to increase
10Old Dutchwassanto grow, to wax; to rise in level
11Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
12Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
13Indo-European*h₂weks-—
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