Where does “hillotölkki” come from?

hillotölkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hillo, from Middle English hilli, from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.

hillotölkki (Finnish): jar of jam or jelly

Definitions

  1. jar of jam or jelly

Ancestry of “hillotölkki”, step by step

hillotölkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillojam, jelly; bread
2Middle Englishhilli—
3GermanHildebrand—
4Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
5Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz—

via Finnish tölkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtölkkican, tin, carton
Every word from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz →Every word from Old High German Hiltibrant →Every word from German Hildebrand →