Where does “luottamusvaltuutettu” come from?
luottamusvaltuutettu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtuutettu, from Finnish valtuuttaa, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
luottamusvaltuutettu (Finnish): An employees' representative whose powers are not based on a collective agreement between an employers' association and a trade union, but who is elected directly by the employees under Finnish employment law, as contrasted with luottamusmies
Definitions
- An employees' representative whose powers are not based on a collective agreement between an employers' association and a trade union, but who is elected directly by the employees under Finnish employment law, as contrasted with luottamusmies
Ancestry of “luottamusvaltuutettu”, step by step
luottamusvaltuutettu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valtuutettu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtuutettu | representative; councilmember, councilman,... |
| 2 | Finnish | valtuuttaa | to authorize; to empower; to mandate |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |