Where does “härmätauti” come from?

härmätauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.

härmätauti (Finnish): powdery mildew

Definitions

  1. powdery mildew

Ancestry of “härmätauti”, step by step

härmätauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—

via Finnish Härmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHärmätownship in Ostrobothnia; nickname for Finland
Every word from Proto-Norse dauđi →Every word from Proto-Finnic tauti →Every word from Finnish tauti →