Where does “valtiopäiväjärjestys” come from?
valtiopäiväjärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtiopäivät, from Swedish riksdag, from German Reichstag, from German reich, from Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
valtiopäiväjärjestys (Finnish): Parliamentary Procedure Act the act regulating the procedures of the Finnish Diet, later Parliament; one of the constitutional laws of Finland until the unified Constitution of 2000
Definitions
- Parliamentary Procedure Act the act regulating the procedures of the Finnish Diet, later Parliament; one of the constitutional laws of Finland until the unified Constitution of 2000
Ancestry of “valtiopäiväjärjestys”, step by step
valtiopäiväjärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valtiopäivät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtiopäivät | legislative session, parliamentary session; Diet,... |
| 2 | Swedish | riksdag | a session of parliament; a parliament, in... |
| 3 | German | Reichstag | imperial parliament |
| 4 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 5 | Middle High German | rīche | rich |
| 6 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |