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Where does “luotaus” come from?

luotaus (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.

luotaus (Finnish): probing

Definitions

  1. probing

Ancestry of “luotaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodatato plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to...
2Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
3Old Swedishlodh—
4Middle Low Germanlōt—
5Old Saxonlōd—
6Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

Words derived from “luotaus”

  • kaikuluotaus
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →