Where does “maltalaisritari” come from?
maltalaisritari (Finnish) comes from Finnish maltalainen, 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,...
maltalaisritari (Finnish): Knight of Malta
Definitions
- Knight of Malta
Ancestry of “maltalaisritari”, step by step
maltalaisritari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maltalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maltalainen | Maltese; a Maltese |
| 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,... |
via Finnish ritari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ritari | knight |
| 2 | Swedish | riddare | a knight |
| 3 | Old Norse | riddari | knight, mounted warrior; knight |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ridder | a knight, an armored professional soldier usually... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |