Where does “kuusiomutteri” come from?

kuusiomutteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish mutteri, from Swedish mutter, from German mutter, from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

kuusiomutteri (Finnish): hexagonal nut

Definitions

  1. hexagonal nut

Ancestry of “kuusiomutteri”, step by step

kuusiomutteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mutteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmutterinut; nob, knob
2Swedishmuttera nut; mutter; obscure utterance
3Germanmuttermother
4Middle High Germanmuotermother
5Old High Germanmuotermother
6Old Frisianmōder—
7Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Finnish kuusio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusioregular hexagon; lousewort, betony
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →
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