Where does “aaltoneule” come from?

aaltoneule (Finnish) comes from Finnish neule, from Finnish neuloa, from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

aaltoneule (Finnish): a knit garment with a ripple pattern

Definitions

  1. a knit garment with a ripple pattern

Ancestry of “aaltoneule”, step by step

aaltoneule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuleA knit garment
2Finnishneuloato knit
3Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
4Proto-Finnicneekla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →