Where does “peitsimies” come from?
peitsimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish peitsi, from Middle Low German spētze, from Proto-Germanic speutaz, from Proto-Indo-European spewd- — to press, to push.
peitsimies (Finnish): A lancer ; pikeman
Ancestry of “peitsimies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | peitsi | lance; pace |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spētze | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | speutaz | spear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spewd- | to press, to push |