Where does “ripustuslenkki” come from?

ripustuslenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

ripustuslenkki (Finnish): hanging loop

Definitions

  1. hanging loop

Ancestry of “ripustuslenkki”, step by step

ripustuslenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lenkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlenkkiA link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or...
2Swedishlänka link
3Old Swedishlænkerlink
4Old Norsehlenkr—
5Proto-Germanichlankizring; chainlink; bond; fetter
6Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via Finnish ripustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishripustushanging, setting to hang; suspension
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankiz →