Where does “korkea-arvoinen” come from?

korkea-arvoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvoinen, from Finnish Arvo, from Finnish Arvi, from Old Norse Arnviðr, from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz.

korkea-arvoinen (Finnish): high-ranking, high-level

Definitions

  1. high-ranking, high-level

Ancestry of “korkea-arvoinen”, step by step

korkea-arvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arvoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvoinenworth
2FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3FinnishArvi—
4Old NorseArnviðr—
5Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

Words derived from “korkea-arvoinen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →