Where does “etelänkääpiöhyppymyyrä” come from?
etelänkääpiöhyppymyyrä (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.
etelänkääpiöhyppymyyrä (Finnish): hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillurus paeba species of gerbil found in shrublands, deserts, sandy shores and urban areas of southern Africa
Definitions
- hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillurus paeba species of gerbil found in shrublands, deserts, sandy shores and urban areas of southern Africa
Ancestry of “etelänkääpiöhyppymyyrä”, step by step
etelänkääpiöhyppymyyrä traces back through 3 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 hyppymyyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppymyyrä | gerbil, desert rat |
| 2 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |