Where does “luotain” come from?
luotain (Finnish) comes from Finnish luodata, from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.
luotain (Finnish): probe
Ancestry of “luotain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | luodata | to plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | luoti | bullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lodh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lōt | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lōd | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laud | lead |
Words derived from “luotain”