Where does “lenkkeilypolku” come from?
lenkkeilypolku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkkeily, from Finnish lenkkeillä, from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
lenkkeilypolku (Finnish): jogging path, jogging trail
Definitions
- jogging path, jogging trail
Ancestry of “lenkkeilypolku”, step by step
lenkkeilypolku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lenkkeily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lenkkeily | jogging |
| 2 | Finnish | lenkkeillä | to jog |
| 3 | Finnish | lenkki | A link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or... |
| 4 | Swedish | länk | a link |
| 5 | Old Swedish | lænker | link |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlenkr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlankiz | ring; chainlink; bond; fetter |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |