Where does “pohjatroolaus” come from?

pohjatroolaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish troolaus, from Finnish troolata, from Finnish trooli, from English trawl, from Dutch traghelen, from Dutch traghel, from Latin trāgula — a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum).

pohjatroolaus (Finnish): bottom trawling

Definitions

  1. bottom trawling

Ancestry of “pohjatroolaus”, step by step

pohjatroolaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish troolaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtroolaustrawling
2FinnishtroolataTo trawl
3FinnishtrooliA trawl
4EnglishtrawlA net or dragnet used for trawling; A long...
5Dutchtraghelento drage
6Dutchtragheldragnet
7Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Latin trāgula →