Where does “jääpalamuotti” come from?

jääpalamuotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotti, from Old Swedish mōt, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

jääpalamuotti (Finnish): ice tray, ice cube tray

Definitions

  1. ice tray, ice cube tray

Ancestry of “jääpalamuotti”, step by step

jääpalamuotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuottimould/mold; cast; die
2Old Swedishmōtmold, cast; mold, cast, mark, appearance
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish jääpala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääpalaice cube
2Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
3Proto-Finnicjääice
4Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →