Where does “röntgentarkastus” come from?

röntgentarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

röntgentarkastus (Finnish): X-ray inspection

Definitions

  1. X-ray inspection

Ancestry of “röntgentarkastus”, step by step

röntgentarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastusexamination, inspection, supervision, survey
2Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish röntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishröntgenA röntgen, roentgen; X-ray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz
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