Where does “parrunpätkä” come from?
parrunpätkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish parru, from Swedish sparre, from Old Swedish sparre, from Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
parrunpätkä (Finnish): A stump of a wooden beam; A 2-liter,...
Definitions
- A stump of a wooden beam; A 2-liter,...
Ancestry of “parrunpätkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | parru | beam, spar, joist; penis |
| 2 | Swedish | sparre | a rafter; a chevron |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sparre | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sparri | wall; spar, rafter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |