Where does “maalaisranskalainen” come from?
maalaisranskalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ranskalainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
maalaisranskalainen (Finnish): country-style French fries, rustic French fries, steak fries; a (side-)dish of deep-fried potato strips, somewhere between french fries and potato wedges in shape, usually with the potato skin left on
Definitions
- country-style French fries, rustic French fries, steak fries; a (side-)dish of deep-fried potato strips, somewhere between french fries and potato wedges in shape, usually with the potato skin left on
Ancestry of “maalaisranskalainen”, step by step
maalaisranskalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ranskalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ranskalainen | a Frenchman or a Frenchwoman; the French |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |