Where does “haarukkapitsi” come from?

haarukkapitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitsi, from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

haarukkapitsi (Finnish): hairpin lace type of loose-knit lace

Definitions

  1. hairpin lace type of loose-knit lace

Ancestry of “haarukkapitsi”, step by step

haarukkapitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Finnish haarukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarukkafork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →