Where does “luotsi” come from?
luotsi (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German lots, from Middle English lodesman, from Old English lādmann, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
luotsi (Finnish): pilot person who helps navigate the harbor or coast
Definitions
- pilot person who helps navigate the harbor or coast
Ancestry of “luotsi”, step by step
luotsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German lots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | lots | — |
| 2 | Middle English | lodesman | pilot |
| 3 | Old English | lādmann | guide; a leader, guide |
| 4 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Swedish lots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lots | a pilot |