Where does “genaakkeripuomi” come from?
genaakkeripuomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish puomi, from Swedish bom, from Middle Low German bôm, from Old Saxon bōm, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
genaakkeripuomi (Finnish): gennaker pole telescopic or retractable pole installed at the bow of a sailing boat, used to attach the tack of a gennaker or an asymmetrical spinnaker to the tip of it
Definitions
- gennaker pole telescopic or retractable pole installed at the bow of a sailing boat, used to attach the tack of a gennaker or an asymmetrical spinnaker to the tip of it
Ancestry of “genaakkeripuomi”, step by step
genaakkeripuomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puomi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puomi | barrier; boom; balance beam |
| 2 | Swedish | bom | barrier; miss, failure to hit; boom |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bôm | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bōm | tree |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Finnish genaakkeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | genaakkeri | gennaker |
| 2 | English | gennaker | A sail having characteristics of a genoa and a... |
| 3 | English | genoa | A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft... |
| 4 | Latin | genua | nominative plural of genū; accusative plural of... |