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 cavalry; pikeman infantry

Definitions

  1. A lancer cavalry; pikeman infantry

Ancestry of “peitsimies”, step by step

peitsimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeitsilance; pace
2Middle Low Germanspētze—
3Proto-Germanicspeutazspear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspewd-to press, to push

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speutaz →Every word from Middle Low German spētze →