Where does “ruusunmarjatee” come from?
ruusunmarjatee (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusunmarja, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ruusunmarjatee (Finnish): rosehip tea
Definitions
- rosehip tea
Ancestry of “ruusunmarjatee”, step by step
ruusunmarjatee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruusunmarja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruusunmarja | rose hip, rose haw |
| 2 | Finnish | ruusu | rose; erysipelas |
| 3 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 4 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 5 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 6 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 7 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 8 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 11 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tee | tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the... |
| 2 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 3 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 4 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |