Where does “lestijärvinen” come from?
lestijärvinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lestijärvi, from Finnish lesti, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- — to beat; to break.
lestijärvinen (Finnish): from, related or pertaining to Lestijärvi
Definitions
- from, related or pertaining to Lestijärvi
Ancestry of “lestijärvinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lestijärvi | — |
| 2 | Finnish | lesti | last; shoe tree |
| 3 | Swedish | läst | read; a shoe last; whence the adjective |
| 4 | Middle Low German | last | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hladan | to load, to lade |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaþan | to load |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |