Where does “säätyvaltiopäivät” come from?
säätyvaltiopäivät (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtiopäivät, from Swedish riksdag, from German Reichstag, from German reich, from Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
säätyvaltiopäivät (Finnish): diet of estates
Definitions
- diet of estates
Ancestry of “säätyvaltiopäivät”, step by step
säätyvaltiopäivät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valtiopäivät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtiopäivät | legislative session, parliamentary session; Diet,... |
| 2 | Swedish | riksdag | a session of parliament; a parliament, in... |
| 3 | German | Reichstag | imperial parliament |
| 4 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 5 | Middle High German | rīche | rich |
| 6 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |