Where does “kantalappu” come from?
kantalappu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lappu, from Swedish läpp, from Old Swedish lapper, from Finnish lappalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach — to hit.
kantalappu (Finnish): top piece the part of the heel of the shoe that comes into contact with the ground
Definitions
- top piece the part of the heel of the shoe that comes into contact with the ground
Ancestry of “kantalappu”, step by step
kantalappu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lappu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lappu | A small piece of paper, textile etc; A tag, label |
| 2 | Swedish | läpp | lip |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lapper | — |
| 4 | Finnish | lappalainen | A Sami |
| 5 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 6 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 7 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 11 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 12 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 13 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 14 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 15 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |