Where does “vappusima” come from?

vappusima (Finnish) comes from Finnish Vappu, from Finnish Valpuri, from German Walpurga, from Old High German Waltburg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

vappusima (Finnish): sima for vappu

Definitions

  1. sima for vappu

Ancestry of “vappusima”, step by step

vappusima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Vappu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVappuMay Day, Labor Day, Walpurgis night 1st of May; in Finland, a highly joyous, festive occasion, especially among the working class and students
2FinnishValpuri—
3GermanWalpurgaan eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan feast associated in folklore with witchcraft
4Old High GermanWaltburg—
5Old High Germanburga castle; a city
6Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
7Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Finnish sima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsimaa nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from...
2EnglishsimaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a...
3Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
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