Where does “lasikuitutapetti” come from?
lasikuitutapetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasikuitu, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
lasikuitutapetti (Finnish): fibreglass wallpaper
Definitions
- fibreglass wallpaper
Ancestry of “lasikuitutapetti”, step by step
lasikuitutapetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasikuitu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasikuitu | fibreglass/fiberglass |
| 2 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 3 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 6 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |