Where does “pitsinnypläys” come from?

pitsinnypläys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitsi, from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

pitsinnypläys (Finnish): lace making

Definitions

  1. lace making

Ancestry of “pitsinnypläys”, step by step

pitsinnypläys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Finnish nypläys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnypläyslace making
2Finnishnyplätäto make lace; to fumble with, fiddle with,...
3Swedishknypplato tat
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →