Where does “muottilevy” come from?

muottilevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotti, from Old Swedish mōt, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

muottilevy (Finnish): formwork board, formwork panel

Definitions

  1. formwork board, formwork panel

Ancestry of “muottilevy”, step by step

muottilevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuottimould/mold; cast; die
2Old Swedishmōtmold, cast; mold, cast, mark, appearance
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Old Norse mót