hissi

Finnish

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Definitions
  • elevator, lift
  • (idiomatic) elevator as metaphor for mental capabilities, as in the English expression "someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top"

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish hiss derived from Middle Low German hissen.

Origin

Middle Low German

hissen

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