Where does “tohvelieläin” come from?
tohvelieläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tohveli, from Swedish toffel, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta.
tohvelieläin (Finnish): paramecium, slipper animalcule
Definitions
- paramecium, slipper animalcule
Ancestry of “tohvelieläin”, step by step
tohvelieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tohveli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tohveli | slipper |
| 2 | Swedish | toffel | slipper; a henpecked guy |
| 3 | German | pantoffel | slipper (indoor shoe) |
| 4 | Middle High German | pantoffel | — |
| 5 | Middle French | pantoufle | slipper |
| 6 | Italian | pantofola | slipper |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 8 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |