Where does “laumasieluinen” come from?
laumasieluinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laumasielu, from Finnish sielu, from Old Swedish siel, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
laumasieluinen (Finnish): inclined to groupthink
Definitions
- inclined to groupthink
Ancestry of “laumasieluinen”, step by step
laumasieluinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laumasielu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laumasielu | lemming |
| 2 | Finnish | sielu | soul; moving spirit; core of a valve |
| 3 | Old Swedish | siel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sēola | soul |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |