Where does “nokkeluus” come from?
nokkeluus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkela, from Finnish la, from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
nokkeluus (Finnish): wit, ingenuity
Definitions
- wit, ingenuity
Ancestry of “nokkeluus”, step by step
nokkeluus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nokkela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokkela | clever, shrewd |
| 2 | Finnish | la | Abbreviation of lauantai |
| 3 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 4 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 5 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |