Where does “pilkkihaalari” come from?
pilkkihaalari (Finnish) comes from Finnish haalari, from Swedish halare, from German Hehler, from German hehlen, from Middle High German heln, from Old High German helan, from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną — to cover; to incline.
pilkkihaalari (Finnish): Insulated overalls designed to be worn in the winter while ice fishing
Definitions
- Insulated overalls designed to be worn in the winter while ice fishing
Ancestry of “pilkkihaalari”, step by step
pilkkihaalari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haalari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haalari | hauler, haulier; overall, overalls, coverall,... |
| 2 | Swedish | halare | boilersuit |
| 3 | German | Hehler | agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually... |
| 4 | German | hehlen | to hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally... |
| 5 | Middle High German | heln | — |
| 6 | Old High German | helan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helaną | to hide, to conceal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱéleti | to be covering, hiding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Finnish pilkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilkki | The lure used in ice fishing; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Swedish | pilk | jig |
| 3 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 4 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 5 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |