Where does “välietappi” come from?
välietappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish etappi, from Swedish etapp, from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal — to stand still.
välietappi (Finnish): staging post, milestone
Definitions
- staging post, milestone
Ancestry of “välietappi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etappi | leg, stage |
| 2 | Swedish | etapp | a piece of road, a phase of a project, a leg of a... |
| 3 | French | étape | stage, stop; leg; step, stage |
| 4 | Middle French | estappe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estaple | marketplace |
| 6 | Dutch | stapel | pile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stapel | pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stapal | — |
| 9 | Old Swedish | stapul | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | to stand still |