Where does “kittiveitsi” come from?
kittiveitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kitti, from Swedish kitt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kittiveitsi (Finnish): putty knife
Definitions
- putty knife
Ancestry of “kittiveitsi”, step by step
kittiveitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kitti | putty, caulking, filler; smear |
| 2 | Swedish | kitt | — |
| 3 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 4 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |