Where does “grahamkorppu” come from?
grahamkorppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish graham, from English Graham, from English Grantham, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
grahamkorppu (Finnish): whole wheat rusk
Definitions
- whole wheat rusk
Ancestry of “grahamkorppu”, step by step
grahamkorppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish graham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | graham | graham flour |
| 2 | English | Graham | Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran |
| 3 | English | Grantham | OS grid ref SK9136 |
| 4 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |