Where does “kiinnityslenkki” come from?
kiinnityslenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
kiinnityslenkki (Finnish): a loop used for fastening; a hanger, a shackle, a grommet, an eyelet, etc
Definitions
- a loop used for fastening; a hanger, a shackle, a grommet, an eyelet, etc
Ancestry of “kiinnityslenkki”, step by step
kiinnityslenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lenkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lenkki | A link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or... |
| 2 | Swedish | länk | a link |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lænker | link |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlenkr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlankiz | ring; chainlink; bond; fetter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
via Finnish kiinnitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiinnitys | mortgage; mooring; pin |
| 2 | Finnish | kiinnittää | to fasten, fix; to mortgage; to belay, moor |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |