Where does “keskuspölynimuri” come from?
keskuspölynimuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pölynimuri, from German Staubsauger, from German säugen, from Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-Germanic saugijaną, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
keskuspölynimuri (Finnish): central vacuum, built-in vacuum cleaner, central vacuum cleaner, ducted vacuum cleaner
Definitions
- central vacuum, built-in vacuum cleaner, central vacuum cleaner, ducted vacuum cleaner
Ancestry of “keskuspölynimuri”, step by step
keskuspölynimuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pölynimuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pölynimuri | vacuum cleaner, hoover |
| 2 | German | Staubsauger | vacuum cleaner, hoover |
| 3 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 4 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |