Where does “puusepänverstas” come from?
puusepänverstas (Finnish) comes from Finnish verstas, from Swedish verkstad, from Swedish städ, from Old Swedish stæþ, from Old Norse steði, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
puusepänverstas (Finnish): carpentry shop, carpentry workshop, carpenter's workshop
Definitions
- carpentry shop, carpentry workshop, carpenter's workshop
Ancestry of “puusepänverstas”, step by step
puusepänverstas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verstas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verstas | A workshop |
| 2 | Swedish | verkstad | workshop; garage; a place where cars are serviced... |
| 3 | Swedish | städ | anvil |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stæþ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | steði | anvil |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |