Where does “geeniseulonta” come from?

geeniseulonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

geeniseulonta (Finnish): genetic screening

Definitions

  1. genetic screening

Ancestry of “geeniseulonta”, step by step

geeniseulonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish geeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish seulonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseulontasieving, screening, filtering
2Finnishseuloato sieve, sift
3Finnishseulasieve
4Proto-Finnicseekla—
5Proto-Germanicsēdląsieve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →
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