Where does “ruotimangoldi” come from?
ruotimangoldi (Finnish) comes from Finnish mangoldi, from German Mangold, from Old High German Managold, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
ruotimangoldi (Finnish): Any cultivar of chard that has edible, thick and fleshy midribs
Definitions
- Any cultivar of chard that has edible, thick and fleshy midribs
Ancestry of “ruotimangoldi”, step by step
ruotimangoldi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mangoldi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mangoldi | chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, Beta vulgaris var. cicla |
| 2 | German | Mangold | chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) |
| 3 | Old High German | Managold | — |
| 4 | Old High German | giwalt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wald | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |