Where does “kaappikello” come from?

kaappikello (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

kaappikello (Finnish): longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather clock

Definitions

  1. longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather clock

Ancestry of “kaappikello”, step by step

kaappikello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaappicabinet; closet; locker
2Old Swedishskap—
3Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
4Old Saxonskāpsheep
5Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
6Proto-Germanicskapąshape
7Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →