Where does “kiristysnyöri” come from?

kiristysnyöri (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyöri, from Swedish snöre, from Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

kiristysnyöri (Finnish): drawstring for tightening or closing something

Definitions

  1. drawstring for tightening or closing something

Ancestry of “kiristysnyöri”, step by step

kiristysnyöri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nyöri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyöribraid, cord, string
2Swedishsnörethin cord or string
3Old Swedishsnøre—
4Old Norsesnœri—
5Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish kiristys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristystightening; blackmail, extortion
2Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
3Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
4Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
5Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old Norse snœri →