Where does “märehdintä” come from?
märehdintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish märehtiä, from Finnish märe, from Middle English merie, from Proto-Germanic marhijō, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “märehdintä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | märehtiä | to chew the cud, ruminate |
| 2 | Finnish | märe | cud |
| 3 | Middle English | merie | Alternative form of mery |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | marhijō | mare, female horse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |