Where does “friteerauskeitin” come from?

friteerauskeitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish friteeraus, from Finnish friteerata, from Swedish fritera, from French fritter — to fritter / sinter.

friteerauskeitin (Finnish): deep fryer, deep-fat fryer

Definitions

  1. deep fryer, deep-fat fryer

Ancestry of “friteerauskeitin”, step by step

friteerauskeitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish friteeraus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfriteerausdeep-frying in batter
2Finnishfriteeratato deep-fry
3Swedishfriterato deep-fry
4Frenchfritterto fritter / sinter

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-
Every word from French fritterEvery word from Swedish friteraEvery word from Finnish friteerata