Where does “keskivertosuomalainen” come from?
keskivertosuomalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Suomalainen, from Finnish -läinen, 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,...
keskivertosuomalainen (Finnish): average Finn, average Finnish person
Definitions
- average Finn, average Finnish person
Ancestry of “keskivertosuomalainen”, step by step
keskivertosuomalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Suomalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Suomalainen | Finnish, of or relating to Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 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,... |
via Finnish keskiverto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskiverto | average |
| 2 | Finnish | verto | — |
| 3 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |