Where does “luotsitarkastaja” come from?
luotsitarkastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastaja, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
luotsitarkastaja (Finnish): An official managing the pilotage service
Definitions
- An official managing the pilotage service
Ancestry of “luotsitarkastaja”, step by step
luotsitarkastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkastaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkastaja | inspector, supervisor, superintendent; revisor |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkastaa | to check, inspect |
| 3 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 4 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 5 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 6 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via Finnish luotsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luotsi | pilot person who helps navigate the harbor or coast |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lots | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lodesman | pilot |
| 4 | Old English | lādmann | guide; a leader, guide |
| 5 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |