Where does “nyöritys” come from?
nyöritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyörittää, 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 , to sew.
nyöritys (Finnish): lacing
Ancestry of “nyöritys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nyörittää | to decorate or tie with a braid or string |
| 2 | Finnish | nyöri | braid, cord, string |
| 3 | Swedish | snöre | thin cord or string |
| 4 | Old Swedish | snøre | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | snœri | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēaną | to sew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |