Where does “varhaisuusyläsaksa” come from?
varhaisuusyläsaksa (Finnish) comes from Finnish uusyläsaksa, from Finnish yläsaksa, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
varhaisuusyläsaksa (Finnish): Early New High German form of the German language spoken from 1350 to about 1650 CE
Definitions
- Early New High German form of the German language spoken from 1350 to about 1650 CE
Ancestry of “varhaisuusyläsaksa”, step by step
varhaisuusyläsaksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uusyläsaksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uusyläsaksa | New High German |
| 2 | Finnish | yläsaksa | High German language |
| 3 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 4 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 5 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |