Where does “ovenkarmi” come from?
ovenkarmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karmi, from Swedish karm, from Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
ovenkarmi (Finnish): door frame, doorframe, doorcase
Definitions
- door frame, doorframe, doorcase
Ancestry of “ovenkarmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | karmi | frame; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Swedish | karm | a frame |
| 3 | Old Norse | karmr | breast-work, parapet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karmaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |