Where does “miekanhuotra” come from?

miekanhuotra (Finnish) comes from Finnish huotra, from Proto-Finnic hootra, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

miekanhuotra (Finnish): scabbard sheath for a sword

Definitions

  1. scabbard sheath for a sword

Ancestry of “miekanhuotra”, step by step

miekanhuotra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huotra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuotrascabbard, sheath
2Proto-Finnichootrasheath, scabbard
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Finnish miekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkasword
2Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
3Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →