Where does “peltovillakko” come from?

peltovillakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish villakko, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

peltovillakko (Finnish): groundsel

Definitions

  1. groundsel

Ancestry of “peltovillakko”, step by step

peltovillakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish villakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvillakkoragwort
2Finnishvillawool; villa
3FinnishVilhelmWilliam of foreign historical persons
4SwedishVilhelm—
5Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
6Old High Germanhelmhelmet
7Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
8Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
9Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →