Where does “slammaus” come from?
slammaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish slammata, from Swedish slamma, from Swedish slam, from English slam, from Middle English slammen.
slammaus (Finnish): thin layer of plaster, thin plastering; slamming
Definitions
- thin layer of plaster, thin plastering; slamming
Ancestry of “slammaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | slammata | to plaster thinly, to apply a thin layer of... |
| 2 | Swedish | slamma | — |
| 3 | Swedish | slam | — |
| 4 | English | slam | To shut with sudden force so as to produce a... |
| 5 | Middle English | slammen | — |