Where does “yhdysvaltalaismies” come from?
yhdysvaltalaismies (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdysvaltalainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
yhdysvaltalaismies (Finnish): American man, U.S. American man
Definitions
- American man, U.S. American man
Ancestry of “yhdysvaltalaismies”, step by step
yhdysvaltalaismies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhdysvaltalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdysvaltalainen | American; Of United States origin; An American |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |