Where does “idänkauppiasrotta” come from?

idänkauppiasrotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppiasrotta, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

idänkauppiasrotta (Finnish): eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana

Definitions

  1. eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana

Ancestry of “idänkauppiasrotta”, step by step

idänkauppiasrotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauppiasrotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppiasrottapackrat, woodrat any of several species of rodent in the genus
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →
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