Where does “vapunvietto” come from?
vapunvietto (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-.
vapunvietto (Finnish): spending vappu
Definitions
- spending vappu
Ancestry of “vapunvietto”, step by step
vapunvietto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Vappu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vappu | May Day, Labor Day, Walpurgis night 1st of May; in Finland, a highly joyous, festive occasion, especially among the working class and students |
| 2 | Finnish | Valpuri | — |
| 3 | German | Walpurga | an eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan feast associated in folklore with witchcraft |
| 4 | Old High German | Waltburg | — |
| 5 | Old High German | burg | a castle; a city |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | burg | fortification; city |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Finnish vietto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vietto | celebration; something on which time is spent;... |
| 2 | Finnish | viettää | "viettää aikaa": to spend time, pass the time;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |