Where does “höylä” come from?

höylä (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

höylä (Finnish): plane

Definitions

  1. plane

Ancestry of “höylä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhovel
2Proto-Germanichubilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “höylä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-