Where does “laamannikunta” come from?
laamannikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish laamanni, from Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laamannikunta (Finnish): a jurisdiction under a laamanni
Definitions
- a jurisdiction under a laamanni
Ancestry of “laamannikunta”, step by step
laamannikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laamanni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laamanni | chief justice unofficial English translation of the title of a judge serving as office chief of a District Court; also translation of modern Swedish title |
| 2 | Old Swedish | laghman | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫgmaðr | lawspeaker |
| 4 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |