Where does “alhaisaateli” come from?

alhaisaateli (Finnish) comes from Finnish aateli, from Swedish ädel, from Middle Low German adel, from Old Saxon athal, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alhaisaateli (Finnish): petty nobility, lower nobility

Definitions

  1. petty nobility, lower nobility

Ancestry of “alhaisaateli”, step by step

alhaisaateli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aateli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaatelinobility; elite, choice
2Swedishädelnoble; honourable
3Middle Low Germanadelnobility
4Old Saxonathalnoble
5Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
6Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Finnish alhainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalhainenlow; lowly, low, lower; low, ignoble,...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →