Where does “leimuhitsaus” come from?

leimuhitsaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hitsaus, from Finnish hitsata, from Swedish hitsa, from Middle Low German hitzen.

leimuhitsaus (Finnish): flash welding

Definitions

  1. flash welding

Ancestry of “leimuhitsaus”, step by step

leimuhitsaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hitsaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhitsauswelding
2Finnishhitsatato weld
3Swedishhitsato heat, to weld
4Middle Low Germanhitzen—

via Finnish leimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimuflame, flare, blaze; phlox
2FinnishKlemetticommon in the Middle Ages but rare today
3LatinClēmēns—
Every word from Middle Low German hitzen →Every word from Swedish hitsa →Every word from Finnish hitsata →
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