Where does “haamuverkko” come from?

haamuverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

haamuverkko (Finnish): ghost net fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface

Definitions

  1. ghost net fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface

Ancestry of “haamuverkko”, step by step

haamuverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish haamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
2Proto-Finnichaama—
3Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →