Where does “froteinen” come from?

froteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish frotee, from French frotté — past participle of frotter.

froteinen (Finnish): made of terry fabric

Definitions

  1. made of terry fabric

Ancestry of “froteinen”, step by step

froteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish frotee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfroteeterry, terry cloth
2Frenchfrottépast participle of frotter

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from French frotté →Every word from Finnish frotee →