Where does “lautatapuli” come from?

lautatapuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapuli, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

lautatapuli (Finnish): stack of planks

Definitions

  1. stack of planks

Ancestry of “lautatapuli”, step by step

lautatapuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapulicampanile US, belltower freestanding belltower of a church
2Old Swedishstapul—
3Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

via Finnish lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Swedish stapul →