Where does “jääkaappikylmä” come from?
jääkaappikylmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jääkaappi, from Finnish kaappi, from Old Swedish skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
jääkaappikylmä (Finnish): fridge-cold, as cool as the inside of a refrigerator
Definitions
- fridge-cold, as cool as the inside of a refrigerator
Ancestry of “jääkaappikylmä”, step by step
jääkaappikylmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jääkaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jääkaappi | refrigerator |
| 2 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |