Where does “maatrenki” come from?
maatrenki (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian trenki, from Finnish renki, from Swedish dräng, from Old Swedish drænger, from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.
maatrenki (Ingrian): farmhand
Definitions
- farmhand
Ancestry of “maatrenki”, step by step
maatrenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian trenki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | trenki | hired helper |
| 2 | Finnish | renki | farmhand; a boychild |
| 3 | Swedish | dräng | A hired agricultural worker; farmhand; A person... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | drænger | man, especially a capable or brave man; young... |
| 5 | Old Norse | drengr | lad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drangijaz | stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant |