Where does “metsästyskivääri” come from?

metsästyskivääri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivääri, from Swedish gevär, from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

metsästyskivääri (Finnish): hunting rifle

Definitions

  1. hunting rifle

Ancestry of “metsästyskivääri”, step by step

metsästyskivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—

via Finnish metsästys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsästyshunting
2Finnishmetsästääto hunt
3Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
4Proto-Finnic*meccä—
5Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →