Where does “harhaluoti” come from?
harhaluoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.
harhaluoti (Finnish): stray bullet
Ancestry of “harhaluoti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luoti | bullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lodh | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lōt | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laud | lead |