Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “luoti” come from?

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

luoti (Finnish): bullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...

Definitions

  1. bullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...

Ancestry of “luoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlodh—
2Middle Low Germanlōt—
3Old Saxonlōd—
4Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

Words derived from “luoti”

  • kiväärinluoti
  • kaikuluotain
  • avaruusluotain
  • luodin
  • luodinreikä
  • kaikuluotaus
  • luotaus
  • harhaluoti
  • luotiliivi
  • luotain
  • luodata
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →