Where does “ruustinna” come from?
ruustinna (Finnish) comes from Swedish prostinna, from Swedish prost, from English provest, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō — passed , crossed.
ruustinna (Finnish): wife of rovasti
Definitions
- wife of rovasti
Ancestry of “ruustinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prostinna | a provostest; the wife or widow of a prost |
| 2 | Swedish | prost | provost: an honorific title for a priest, awarded... |
| 3 | English | provest | second-person singular simple present form of... |
| 4 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 5 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 6 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 7 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 9 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |