Where does “etelänhamsterirotta” come from?
etelänhamsterirotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
etelänhamsterirotta (Finnish): South African pouched mouse, southern African pouched mouse, Saccostomus campestris
Definitions
- South African pouched mouse, southern African pouched mouse, Saccostomus campestris
Ancestry of “etelänhamsterirotta”, step by step
etelänhamsterirotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish hamsterirotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hamsterirotta | — |
| 2 | Finnish | hamsteri | hamster, any member of the subfamily Cricetinae |
| 3 | German | hamster | singular imperative of hamstern |
| 4 | Middle High German | hamster | hamster |
| 5 | Old High German | hamustro | hamster |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | хомѣсторъ | hamster |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *xoměstorъ | hamster |