Where does “käpykaartilaisuus” come from?
käpykaartilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish käpykaartilainen, from Finnish käpykaarti, from Finnish kaarti, from Swedish gärde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
käpykaartilaisuus (Finnish): the quality or property of being a käpykaartilainen
Definitions
- the quality or property of being a käpykaartilainen
Ancestry of “käpykaartilaisuus”, step by step
käpykaartilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käpykaartilainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käpykaartilainen | A Red who hid himself/herself in the forest; A... |
| 2 | Finnish | käpykaarti | The group of Reds who hid themselves in the... |
| 3 | Finnish | kaarti | guard |
| 4 | Swedish | gärde | a field |
| 5 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 6 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 7 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 8 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 9 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |