Where does “apulaissheriffi” come from?

apulaissheriffi (Finnish) comes from Finnish apulainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

apulaissheriffi (Finnish): deputy sheriff

Definitions

  1. deputy sheriff

Ancestry of “apulaissheriffi”, step by step

apulaissheriffi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapulainenassistant, helper
2Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish sheriffi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsheriffisheriff
2EnglishSheriff(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties
3Middle EnglishshirreveA sheriff; an individual responsible for a number...
4Old Englishscīrġerēfashire-reeve; sheriff
5Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
6Old Englishburnastream
7Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
8Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →