Where does “bryssä” come from?
bryssä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryssä, from Swedish ryss, from Old Swedish ryz, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
bryssä (Finnish): citizen of the EU, especially one who works in...
Definitions
- citizen of the EU, especially one who works in...
Ancestry of “bryssä”, step by step
bryssä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ryssä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryssä | Russki, Russkie Russian person |
| 2 | Swedish | ryss | a Russian, male person from Russia; a rude,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ryz | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Finnish Bryssel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Bryssel | Brussels |
| 2 | Dutch | Brussel | Brussels |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bruoc | trousers, pants, breeches; wetland, marsh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brōks | rear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brāks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrāg- | rump, hock, hindquarters |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |