Where does “jööti” come from?
jööti (Finnish) comes from Swedish göt, from Swedish gjuta, from Old Swedish giūta, from Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
jööti (Finnish): A pile, chunk, etc.; a big piece of something,...
Definitions
- A pile, chunk, etc.; a big piece of something,...
Ancestry of “jööti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | göt | an ingot, a piece of cast metal, a pig; a Geat... |
| 2 | Swedish | gjuta | to cast; to pour |
| 3 | Old Swedish | giūta | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gjóta | to spawn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |