Where does “pohjatrooli” come from?

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

pohjatrooli (Finnish): A dragnet

Definitions

  1. A dragnet

Ancestry of “pohjatrooli”, step by step

pohjatrooli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish trooli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtrooliA trawl
2EnglishtrawlA net or dragnet used for trawling; A long...
3Dutchtraghelento drage
4Dutchtragheldragnet
5Latintrāgulaa 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 →Every word from Dutch traghel →Every word from Dutch traghelen →