Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruttija

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Alternative reconstruction

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse (*brutjā), from Proto-Germanic (whence Old Norse bryti).[1]

Noun

*ruttija (Northern Finnic)

  1. steward, foreman (for slaves/servants)

Inflection

Descendants

From *ruttija:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) ruttia (slave)

From *ruttijo:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) ruttio (steward)

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.