Where does “jättipotti” come from?
jättipotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jättipotti (Finnish): jackpot large cash prize
Definitions
- jackpot large cash prize
Ancestry of “jättipotti”, step by step
jättipotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätti | giant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;... |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Finnish potti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potti | pot |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |