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Where does “peitsi” come from?

peitsi (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German spētze, from Proto-Germanic speutaz, from Proto-Indo-European spewd- — to press, to push.

peitsi (Finnish): lance; pace

Definitions

  1. lance; pace

Ancestry of “peitsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspētze—
2Proto-Germanicspeutazspear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspewd-to press, to push

Words derived from “peitsi”

  • peitsimies
  • happipeitsi
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