Where does “elämyspohja” come from?
elämyspohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämys, from German Erlebnis, from German -nis, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
elämyspohja (Finnish): basis of experiences (for a story, etc.)
Definitions
- basis of experiences (for a story, etc.)
Ancestry of “elämyspohja”, step by step
elämyspohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elämys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämys | experience, especially an emotional or exciting... |
| 2 | German | Erlebnis | experience |
| 3 | German | -nis | A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -nisse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -nissī | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |