Where does “kerjäläisveljestö” come from?
kerjäläisveljestö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerjäläinen, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
kerjäläisveljestö (Finnish): brotherhood of beggars
Definitions
- brotherhood of beggars
Ancestry of “kerjäläisveljestö”, step by step
kerjäläisveljestö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerjäläinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerjäläinen | beggar |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |