Where does “vihkimistoimitus” come from?
vihkimistoimitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihkiminen, from Finnish vihkiä, from Old Swedish vīghia, from Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic wīhijaną, from Proto-Germanic wīhaz, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vihkimistoimitus (Finnish): marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony
Definitions
- marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony
Ancestry of “vihkimistoimitus”, step by step
vihkimistoimitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihkiminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihkiminen | Fourth infinitive of vihkiä; consecration |
| 2 | Finnish | vihkiä | To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony; To ordain... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vīghia | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 4 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Finnish toimitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toimitus | delivery, dispatch; editorial staff; editorial... |
| 2 | Finnish | toimittaa | to send, deliver, take, get, fetch, ship |
| 3 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 4 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 8 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |