Where does “nypläystyyny” come from?

nypläystyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyny, from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

nypläystyyny (Finnish): lace making pillow, lace pillow

Definitions

  1. lace making pillow, lace pillow

Ancestry of “nypläystyyny”, step by step

nypläystyyny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna—
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish nypläys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnypläyslace making
2Finnishnyplätäto make lace; to fumble with, fiddle with,...
3Swedishknypplato tat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →