Where does “heimolainen” come from?
heimolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
heimolainen (Finnish): A tribesman or tribeswoman
Definitions
- A tribesman or tribeswoman
Ancestry of “heimolainen”, step by step
heimolainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish heimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heimo | tribe; family |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | haimo | tribe; family; kindred, relatives |
| 3 | Old High German | -o | Forms adverbs from adjectives; used to form... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |