Where does “rugbyottelu” come from?

rugbyottelu (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.

rugbyottelu (Finnish): rugby match

Definitions

  1. rugby match

Ancestry of “rugbyottelu”, step by step

rugbyottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rugby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrugbyrugby
2EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
3EnglishRokebyA placename
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Finnish ottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelumatch
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →
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