Where does “halloweenjuhla” come from?
halloweenjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish halloween, from English halloween, from English Allhalloweven, from English Even, from Middle English even, from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
halloweenjuhla (Finnish): halloween party
Definitions
- halloween party
Ancestry of “halloweenjuhla”, step by step
halloweenjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish halloween
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halloween | Halloween 31st of October |
| 2 | English | halloween | The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces |
| 3 | English | Allhalloweven | — |
| 4 | English | Even | An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people... |
| 5 | Middle English | even | smoothly, evenly |
| 6 | Old English | efn | equal, level, even |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ebn | even, level |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |