Where does “käpykaartilainen” come from?
käpykaartilainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish käpykaarti, from Finnish kaarti, from Swedish gärde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
käpykaartilainen (Finnish): A Red who hid himself/herself in the forest; A...
Definitions
- A Red who hid himself/herself in the forest; A...
Ancestry of “käpykaartilainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | käpykaarti | The group of Reds who hid themselves in the... |
| 2 | Finnish | kaarti | guard |
| 3 | Swedish | gärde | a field |
| 4 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 5 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 6 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 7 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 8 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |