Where does “amerikanhelmipöllö” come from?
amerikanhelmipöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmipöllö, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
amerikanhelmipöllö (Finnish): Acadian owl, Northern saw-whet owl, northern back-up owl, Aegolius acadicus a very small North American owl
Definitions
- Acadian owl, Northern saw-whet owl, northern back-up owl, Aegolius acadicus a very small North American owl
Ancestry of “amerikanhelmipöllö”, step by step
amerikanhelmipöllö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish helmipöllö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmipöllö | Tengmalm's owl or boreal owl |
| 2 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 5 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |