Where does “invalidihissi” come from?

invalidihissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish invalidi, from English invalid, from English in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in — in.

invalidihissi (Finnish): handicap elevator, disabled access elevator, disabled access lift; elevator or lift for the physically disabled or handicapped

Definitions

  1. handicap elevator, disabled access elevator, disabled access lift; elevator or lift for the physically disabled or handicapped

Ancestry of “invalidihissi”, step by step

invalidihissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish invalidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishinvalidiA person with a disability or a handicap; not...
2EnglishinvalidNot valid; not true, correct, acceptable or...
3Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
4Middle Englishin-
5Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
6Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
7Proto-West Germanic*in
8Proto-Germanicinin; into
9Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én