Where does “kiinniotto” come from?

kiinniotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.

kiinniotto (Finnish): apprehension, capture, arrest, seizure

Definitions

  1. apprehension, capture, arrest, seizure

Ancestry of “kiinniotto”, step by step

kiinniotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Otto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishOttotaking act or action of taking
2GermanOttoOtto
3Old High Germanōtriches; property
4Proto-West Germanicaudwealth, riches
5Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches

via Finnish kiinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinniclosed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...
2Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
3Proto-Finnickiintedä

Words derived from “kiinniotto

Every word from Proto-Germanic audazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic audEvery word from Old High German ōt