Where does “kiikarointi” come from?

kiikarointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiikaroida, 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.

kiikarointi (Finnish): using binoculars

Definitions

  1. using binoculars

Ancestry of “kiikarointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiikaroidaTo use binoculars
2Finnishkiikaribinoculars
3Swedishkikarebinoculars
4Swedishkikato look
5Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
6Old Saxonkīkanto look
7Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
8Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →