Where does “rugbyjoukkue” come from?
rugbyjoukkue (Finnish) comes from Finnish rugby, from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
rugbyjoukkue (Finnish): rugby team
Definitions
- rugby team
Ancestry of “rugbyjoukkue”, step by step
rugbyjoukkue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rugby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rugby | rugby |
| 2 | English | Rugby | where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075 |
| 3 | English | Rokeby | A placename |
| 4 | Old Norse | bý | bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Finnish joukkue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joukkue | A team; A platoon |
| 2 | Finnish | joukko | group, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joukko | group |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jaukiją | draught animal; team of oxen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |