Where does “riemas” come from?
riemas (Finnish) comes from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
riemas (Finnish): overjoyed, merry, cheerful
Definitions
- overjoyed, merry, cheerful
Ancestry of “riemas”, step by step
riemas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äs | ess; argh |
| 2 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 3 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 5 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 6 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 7 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 8 | English | ā- | — |
| 9 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |