Where does “moottoripyöräjengi” come from?
moottoripyöräjengi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jengi, from Swedish gäng, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.
moottoripyöräjengi (Finnish): biker gang, motorcycle gang
Definitions
- biker gang, motorcycle gang
Ancestry of “moottoripyöräjengi”, step by step
moottoripyöräjengi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jengi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jengi | gang; people, folk |
| 2 | Swedish | gäng | a gang, a team, a group |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Finnish moottoripyörä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moottoripyörä | motorcycle |
| 2 | Finnish | moottori | engine, motor |
| 3 | Swedish | motor | engine, motor |
| 4 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |