Where does “riimuverkko” come from?

riimuverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

riimuverkko (Finnish): trammel net

Definitions

  1. trammel net

Ancestry of “riimuverkko”, step by step

riimuverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish riimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriimuscratch; rune; chain
2Old Swedishgrīma—
3Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →