Where does “kiikaroida” come from?

kiikaroida (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiikari, from Swedish kikare, from Swedish kika, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

kiikaroida (Finnish): To use binoculars

Definitions

  1. To use binoculars

Ancestry of “kiikaroida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiikaribinoculars
2Swedishkikarebinoculars
3Swedishkikato look
4Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
5Old Saxonkīkanto look
6Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
7Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep

Words derived from “kiikaroida”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →