Where does “hovietiketti” come from?
hovietiketti (Finnish) comes from Finnish etiketti, from Swedish etikett, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
hovietiketti (Finnish): court etiquette
Definitions
- court etiquette
Ancestry of “hovietiketti”, step by step
hovietiketti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etiketti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etiketti | label, tag; etiquette, decorum; record label |
| 2 | Swedish | etikett | label, tag; etiquette |
| 3 | French | étiquette | tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquette | small pole; small note |
| 5 | Old French | estechier | to attach, stick |
| 6 | Frankish | stikkan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via Finnish hovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hovi | court |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hof | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hof | dwelling, hovel, house; court, hall; a hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |