Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “liukutaklaus” come from? liukutaklaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish taklaus, from Finnish taklata, from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.
liukutaklaus (Finnish): slide tackle, sliding tackle
Definitions slide tackle, sliding tackle Ancestry of “liukutaklaus”, step by step liukutaklaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taklaus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish taklaus checking, check, body check 2 Finnish taklata to tackle; to check 3 English tackle A device for grasping an object and an attached... 4 Middle English takel gear, apparatus 5 Dutch takel tackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle 6 Middle Dutch takel —
via Finnish liuku Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish liuku skid; slide 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns