Where does “froteepyyhe” come from?

froteepyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhe, from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

froteepyyhe (Finnish): terry towel

Definitions

  1. terry towel

Ancestry of “froteepyyhe”, step by step

froteepyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

via Finnish frotee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfroteeterry, terry cloth
2Frenchfrottépast participle of frotter
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk →Every word from Finnish pyyhkiä →Every word from Finnish pyyhe →