Where does “sitoumusbridge” come from?
sitoumusbridge (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitoumus, from Finnish sitoutua, from Finnish sitoa, from Tok Pisin stua, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
sitoumusbridge (Finnish): contract bridge
Definitions
- contract bridge
Ancestry of “sitoumusbridge”, step by step
sitoumusbridge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitoumus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitoumus | commitment, covenant; obligation |
| 2 | Finnish | sitoutua | to pledge, engage, adhere; to be absorbed |
| 3 | Finnish | sitoa | to bind, to tie, to fasten; to tie up; to... |
| 4 | Tok Pisin | stua | store |
| 5 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 6 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 7 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 8 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
via Finnish bridge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bridge | bridge |
| 2 | English | Bridge | OS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from |
| 3 | Middle English | brigge | A bridge |
| 4 | Old Norse | bryggja | pier, gangway |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |