Where does “etuakselipalkki” come from?
etuakselipalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish akselipalkki, from Finnish pälkki, from Swedish balk, from English balker, from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr — to balk, beam.
etuakselipalkki (Finnish): front axle beam
Definitions
- front axle beam
Ancestry of “etuakselipalkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akselipalkki | axle beam |
| 2 | Finnish | pälkki | beam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support |
| 3 | Swedish | balk | a wooden or metal beam; a bend |
| 4 | English | balker | One who, or that which balks; A person who stands... |
| 5 | English | balk | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field... |
| 6 | Middle English | balke | balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke |
| 7 | Old English | balca | balk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering |
| 8 | Old Norse | balkr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |