Where does “neuletakki” come from?

neuletakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

neuletakki (Finnish): (knitted) cardigan

Definitions

  1. (knitted) cardigan

Ancestry of “neuletakki”, step by step

neuletakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäkkiquilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia
2Old Swedishstakker—
3Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Finnish neule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuleA knit garment
2Finnishneuloato knit
3Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
4Proto-Finnicneekla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →