Where does “ämpäröidä” come from?
ämpäröidä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ämpäri, from Swedish ämbar, from Middle Low German emmer, from Old Saxon embar, from Proto-West Germanic ambrī, from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς — shiny, light brown.
ämpäröidä (Finnish): to scoop using a bucket as a tool
Definitions
- to scoop using a bucket as a tool
Ancestry of “ämpäröidä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ämpäri | bucket, pail; ampere; MP3 audio file |
| 2 | Swedish | ämbar | bucket |
| 3 | Middle Low German | emmer | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | embar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ambrī | bucket |
| 6 | Latin | amphora | A vessel, usually made of clay, with two handles... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφορεύς | jar with a narrow neck, amphora; a liquid... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφιφορεύς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φορεύς | bearer |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φορέω | to bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |