Where does “niittisauma” come from?

niittisauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitti, from Swedish nit, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

niittisauma (Finnish): rivet joint, riveted joint, riveted seam

Definitions

  1. rivet joint, riveted joint, riveted seam

Ancestry of “niittisauma”, step by step

niittisauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittistaple; rivet; hit or check, especially a hard...
2Swedishnita rivet, a stud; the action of braking very...
3DutchnietNot, no; staple
4Germannietrivet
5GermannietenTo rivet
6Middle High Germannieten
7Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
8Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Finnish sauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
2Proto-Norsesaumaʀ
3Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan