Where does “pitsinvirkkuu” come from?

pitsinvirkkuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkkuu, from Finnish virkata, from Swedish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

pitsinvirkkuu (Finnish): lace crocheting

Definitions

  1. lace crocheting

Ancestry of “pitsinvirkkuu”, step by step

pitsinvirkkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkkuucrocheting
2Finnishvirkatato crochet
3Swedishvirkato crochet
4Old Norsevirkja—
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →