Where does “reunapitsi” come from?

reunapitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitsi, from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

reunapitsi (Finnish): lace trim, lace border

Definitions

  1. lace trim, lace border

Ancestry of “reunapitsi”, step by step

reunapitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →