Where does “öljynporaustorni” come from?
öljynporaustorni (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljynporaus, from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða — to fit, to fix, to put together.
öljynporaustorni (Finnish): oil derrick
Definitions
- oil derrick
Ancestry of “öljynporaustorni”, step by step
öljynporaustorni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish öljynporaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | öljynporaus | oil drilling |
| 2 | Finnish | öljy | oil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish... |
| 3 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 5 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 6 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 7 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 8 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Finnish torni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torni | tower; spire; rook |
| 2 | Swedish | torn | tower; rook; thorn |
| 3 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 4 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |