Where does “liinavaatelaatikko” come from?
liinavaatelaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish liinavaate, from Finnish Liina, from Finnish Karoliina, from Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz — to grow old, to mature.
liinavaatelaatikko (Finnish): box for bedding/bedclothes
Definitions
- box for bedding/bedclothes
Ancestry of “liinavaatelaatikko”, step by step
liinavaatelaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liinavaate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liinavaate | bedlinen, bedclothes |
| 2 | Finnish | Liina | cloth piece of garment used on furniture, for cleaning, etc |
| 3 | Finnish | Karoliina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Carolīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 6 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 7 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |