Where does “walesinterrieri” come from?
walesinterrieri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Wales, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
walesinterrieri (Finnish): Welsh terrier
Definitions
- Welsh terrier
Ancestry of “walesinterrieri”, step by step
walesinterrieri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Wales
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Wales | of Wales, Welsh |
| 2 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 3 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 4 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Finnish terrieri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terrieri | terrier |
| 2 | English | terrier | A dog from a group of small, lively breeds,... |
| 3 | French | terrier | relating to the ground, earth or land;... |
| 4 | Middle French | terrier | — |
| 5 | Old French | chien terrier | terrier dog |
| 6 | Old French | terrier | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | terrarius | of earth |
| 8 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |