Where does “Finjahaunschkje” come from?
Finjahaunschkje (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Haunschkje, from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
Finjahaunschkje (Plautdietsch): fingerless glove
Definitions
- fingerless glove
Ancestry of “Finjahaunschkje”, step by step
Finjahaunschkje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Haunschkje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Haunschkje | glove, mitten |
| 2 | English | haunt | To inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,... |
| 3 | Middle English | haunten | to reside, inhabit, use, employ |
| 4 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 5 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |