Where does “nyörittää” come from?

nyörittää (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyöri, from Swedish snöre, from Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nyörittää (Finnish): to decorate or tie with a braid or string

Definitions

  1. to decorate or tie with a braid or string

Ancestry of “nyörittää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyöribraid, cord, string
2Swedishsnörethin cord or string
3Old Swedishsnøre—
4Old Norsesnœri—
5Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nyörittää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old Norse snœri →