Where does “öljykangas” come from?
öljykangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.
öljykangas (Finnish): oilskin
Definitions
- oilskin
Ancestry of “öljykangas”, step by step
öljykangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish öljy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | öljy | oil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish... |
| 2 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 3 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 5 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 6 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 7 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |