Where does “helvetinkone” come from?
helvetinkone (Finnish) comes from Finnish helvetti, from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
helvetinkone (Finnish): infernal machine
Ancestry of “helvetinkone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | helvetti | hell; hell, devil; damn |
| 2 | Swedish | helvete | Hell; the place where sinners are said to go... |
| 3 | Old Norse | helvíti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | viti | indicator; token, mark, signal; beacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wītiją | punishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |