Where does “puutarhatonttu” come from?
puutarhatonttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tonttu, from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ — to stretch, string; to cut.
puutarhatonttu (Finnish): garden gnome
Definitions
- garden gnome
Ancestry of “puutarhatonttu”, step by step
puutarhatonttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tonttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tonttu | A miniature mythical humanoid creature believed... |
| 2 | Finnish | tonni | metric ton; grand |
| 3 | Swedish | ton | tonne; tone; tone, shade |
| 4 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 5 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 6 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 7 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 9 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via Finnish puutarha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puutarha | garden |
| 2 | Swedish | trädgård | a garden |
| 3 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 4 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 5 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |