Where does “kohtalaisesti” come from?
kohtalaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohtalainen, 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,...
kohtalaisesti (Finnish): moderately
Definitions
- moderately
Ancestry of “kohtalaisesti”, step by step
kohtalaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kohtalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kohtalainen | moderate, mediocre |
| 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,... |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |