Where does “ritarilinna” come from?

ritarilinna (Finnish) comes from Finnish ritari, from Swedish riddare, from Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ritarilinna (Finnish): castle, court residence of a nobleman

Definitions

  1. castle, court residence of a nobleman

Ancestry of “ritarilinna”, step by step

ritarilinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ritari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishritariknight
2Swedishriddarea knight
3Old Norseriddariknight, mounted warrior; knight
4Middle Low Germanriddera knight, an armored professional soldier usually...
5Middle Dutchriddere
6Middle Dutchrîdere
7Old Dutchrīdere
8Old Dutchrīdanto ride
9Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
10Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
11Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish Linna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLinnacastle large fortified residential building
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną
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