Where does “jättiläinen” come from?

jättiläinen (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,...

jättiläinen (Finnish): A giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also...

Definitions

  1. A giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also...

Ancestry of “jättiläinen”, step by step

jättiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
3Old Swedishslagh—
4Middle Low Germanslach—
5Old Saxonslag—
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish jätti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjättigiant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;...
2Swedishjättejotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...
3Old Swedishiætti—
4Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
5Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “jättiläinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →