Where does “homohäät” come from?

homohäät (Finnish) comes from Finnish häät, from Middle Low German hæge — feast, banquet.

homohäät (Finnish): homosexual wedding marriage ceremony

Definitions

  1. homosexual wedding marriage ceremony

Ancestry of “homohäät”, step by step

homohäät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäätWedding; As a former part of compound signifies...
2Middle Low Germanhægefeast, banquet

via Finnish homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomogay man; any gay person
Every word from Middle Low German hæge →Every word from Finnish häät →