Where does “sveitsiläiskaarti” come from?

sveitsiläiskaarti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sveitsiläinen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sveitsiläiskaarti (Finnish): Swiss Guard mercenary guard consisting of Swiss soldiers seeking their fortune abroad due to the poverty of their home country

Definitions

  1. Swiss Guard mercenary guard consisting of Swiss soldiers seeking their fortune abroad due to the poverty of their home country

Ancestry of “sveitsiläiskaarti”, step by step

sveitsiläiskaarti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sveitsiläinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsveitsiläinenSwiss; A Swiss
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish kaarti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaartiguard
2Swedishgärdea field
3FrenchgardeA watch, guard; A handle; A protection
4Frenchgarderto keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;...
5Middle FrenchgarderAlternative form of guarder
6Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
7Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
8Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
9Proto-Germanic*warduz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →