Where does “hiuskosteusmittari” come from?
hiuskosteusmittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosteusmittari, from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
hiuskosteusmittari (Finnish): hair hygrometer
Definitions
- hair hygrometer
Ancestry of “hiuskosteusmittari”, step by step
hiuskosteusmittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kosteusmittari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kosteusmittari | hygrometer |
| 2 | Finnish | mittari | meter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid... |
| 3 | Finnish | mitata | to measure (off/out), gauge |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 5 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |