Where does “luodinreikä” come from?

luodinreikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish luodin, from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

luodinreikä (Finnish): bullet hole

Definitions

  1. bullet hole

Ancestry of “luodinreikä”, step by step

luodinreikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luodin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluodinGenitive singular form of luoti
2Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
3Old Swedishlodh—
4Middle Low Germanlōt—
5Old Saxonlōd—
6Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →Every word from Old Saxon lōd →Every word from Middle Low German lōt →