Where does “riemastua” come from?
riemastua (Finnish) comes from Finnish riemas, from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual — up, out.
riemastua (Finnish): to be(come) overjoyed, be (greatly) delighted
Definitions
- to be(come) overjoyed, be (greatly) delighted
Ancestry of “riemastua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riemas | overjoyed, merry, cheerful |
| 2 | Finnish | äs | ess; argh |
| 3 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 4 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 6 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 7 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 8 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 9 | English | ā- | — |
| 10 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 11 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 12 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |