Where does “alppimetsä” come from?

alppimetsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish alppi, from German Albwin, from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

alppimetsä (Finnish): alpine forest, montane forest

Definitions

  1. alpine forest, montane forest

Ancestry of “alppimetsä”, step by step

alppimetsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalppialp
2GermanAlbwin—
3Old High Germanwinifriend
4Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wini →