Where does “housunpuntti” come from?

housunpuntti (Finnish) comes from Finnish puntti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

housunpuntti (Finnish): A leg of trousers

Definitions

  1. A leg of trousers

Ancestry of “housunpuntti”, step by step

housunpuntti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puntti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunttileg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...
2Swedishbultbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Finnish housut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhousuttrousers, pants
2Old Swedishhosalegging, leg covering, hose
3Old Norsehosatrousers, stocking
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →
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