Where does “muhviliitos” come from?
muhviliitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish muhvi, from Swedish muff, from German muffe, from German muff, from Dutch mof, from Dutch moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muhviliitos (Finnish): pipe coupling, pipe fitting part used to connect two pipes together such that both pipes go inside the fitting
Definitions
- pipe coupling, pipe fitting part used to connect two pipes together such that both pipes go inside the fitting
Ancestry of “muhviliitos”, step by step
muhviliitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muhvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muhvi | muff piece of cloth |
| 2 | Swedish | muff | a muff (for keeping hands warm) |
| 3 | German | muffe | inflection of muffen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | muff | singular imperative of muffen; first-person... |
| 5 | Dutch | mof | muff; Piece to protect pipes where they are... |
| 6 | Dutch | moffel | — |
| 7 | Middle French | moufle | — |
| 8 | Old French | mofle | thick glove |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 10 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 11 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 12 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |