Where does “mäntymittari” come from?

mäntymittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mäntymittari (Finnish): bordered white, a moth

Definitions

  1. bordered white, a moth

Ancestry of “mäntymittari”, step by step

mäntymittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittarimeter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid...
2Finnishmitatato measure (off/out), gauge
3Middle Dutchmētento measure
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish mänty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntypine; pine, pinewood; Scots pine, "Pinus...
2Proto-Finnicmäntüpine
3Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →