Where does “kiltti” come from?
kiltti (Finnish) comes from Swedish giltig, from German gültig, from Middle High German gülte, from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
kiltti (Finnish): kind, nice; kilt
Definitions
- kind, nice; kilt
Ancestry of “kiltti”, step by step
kiltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish giltig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | giltig | valid |
| 2 | German | gültig | valid, validated, legal; available |
| 3 | Middle High German | gülte | income, interest |
| 4 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 5 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 6 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |