Where does “yleisesikuntaeversti” come from?
yleisesikuntaeversti (Finnish) comes from Finnish eversti, from Swedish överste, from German Oberst, from German ob, from Middle High German obe, from Old High German oba, from Proto-West Germanic *jabē, from Proto-Germanic jabai — then, at that time.
yleisesikuntaeversti (Finnish): colonel of the general staff
Definitions
- colonel of the general staff
Ancestry of “yleisesikuntaeversti”, step by step
yleisesikuntaeversti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eversti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eversti | colonel |
| 2 | Swedish | överste | a colonel; a group captain |
| 3 | German | Oberst | colonel |
| 4 | German | ob | if, whether; on account of; over, above, on |
| 5 | Middle High German | obe | — |
| 6 | Old High German | oba | above; Alternative form of ibu |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *jabē | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |