Where does “äänimerkkilaite” come from?

äänimerkkilaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänimerkki, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

äänimerkkilaite (Finnish): audible warning device

Definitions

  1. audible warning device

Ancestry of “äänimerkkilaite”, step by step

äänimerkkilaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äänimerkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänimerkkisound signal, audible indication
2Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
3GreenlandicAani—
4Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an—
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →