Where does “vihkipalli” come from?
vihkipalli (Finnish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vihkipalli (Finnish): a stool used in a wedding
Definitions
- a stool used in a wedding
Ancestry of “vihkipalli”, step by step
vihkipalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihkiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihkiä | To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony; To ordain... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vīghia | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 3 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Finnish palli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palli | stool; in plural, balls |
| 2 | Old Swedish | balder | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bǫllr | round object, sphere, ball; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |