Where does “polvitaklaus” come from?

polvitaklaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish taklaus, from Finnish taklata, from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

polvitaklaus (Finnish): kneeing

Definitions

  1. kneeing

Ancestry of “polvitaklaus”, step by step

polvitaklaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taklaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaklauschecking, check, body check
2Finnishtaklatato tackle; to check
3EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
4Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
5Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
6Middle Dutchtakel—

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Middle Dutch takel →Every word from Dutch takel →Every word from Middle English takel →
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