Where does “linnakundi” come from?
linnakundi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kundi, from Swedish kund, from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz — to know.
linnakundi (Finnish): inmate, prisoner; a male person who is in prison...
Definitions
- inmate, prisoner; a male person who is in prison...
Ancestry of “linnakundi”, step by step
linnakundi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kundi | bloke, dude, guy, fella |
| 2 | Swedish | kund | customer |
| 3 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 4 | German | kund | known |
| 5 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 6 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |