Where does “punttikello” come from?

punttikello (Finnish) comes from Finnish puntti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

punttikello (Finnish): A type of pendulum clock, which utilizes the...

Definitions

  1. A type of pendulum clock, which utilizes the...

Ancestry of “punttikello”, step by step

punttikello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puntti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunttileg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...
2Swedishbultbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →