Where does “hovinarri” come from?
hovinarri (Finnish) comes from Finnish narri, from Swedish narr, from Middle Low German narre, from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus — nose, nostril.
hovinarri (Finnish): jester
Definitions
- jester
Ancestry of “hovinarri”, step by step
hovinarri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish narri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | narri | fool, joker, jester |
| 2 | Swedish | narr | fool; jester; joker |
| 3 | Middle Low German | narre | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 5 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 7 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 8 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
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 |