Where does “kivääriote” come from?

kivääriote (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivääri, from Swedish gevär, from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

kivääriote (Finnish): rifle grip, rifle holding position; way to hold a rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle grip, rifle holding position; way to hold a rifle

Ancestry of “kivääriote”, step by step

kivääriote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—

via Finnish ote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →