Where does “viikonloppuruuhka” come from?
viikonloppuruuhka (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikonloppu, from English weekend, from English week, from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
viikonloppuruuhka (Finnish): weekend traffic jam
Definitions
- weekend traffic jam
Ancestry of “viikonloppuruuhka”, step by step
viikonloppuruuhka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viikonloppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viikonloppu | weekend |
| 2 | English | weekend | The break in the working week, usually two days... |
| 3 | English | week | Any period of seven consecutive days; A period of... |
| 4 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |