Where does “nopeudenmittaus” come from?
nopeudenmittaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittaus, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
nopeudenmittaus (Finnish): speed measurement
Definitions
- speed measurement
Ancestry of “nopeudenmittaus”, step by step
nopeudenmittaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mittaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mittaus | measurement |
| 2 | Finnish | mitata | to measure (off/out), gauge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 4 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Finnish nopeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 2 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |