Where does “sirkusteltta” come from?
sirkusteltta (Finnish) comes from Finnish teltta, from Swedish tält, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t.
sirkusteltta (Finnish): circus tent
Definitions
- circus tent
Ancestry of “sirkusteltta”, step by step
sirkusteltta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teltta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teltta | tent |
| 2 | Swedish | tält | tent; a pavilion or portable lodge |
| 3 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 4 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 8 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |