Where does “rotanpyydys” come from?

rotanpyydys (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rotanpyydys (Finnish): rat trap

Definitions

  1. rat trap

Ancestry of “rotanpyydys”, step by step

rotanpyydys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish pyydys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyydystrap
2Finnishpyytääto request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...
3Proto-Finnicpüütädäkto catch; to hunt
4Proto-Uralicpüwtä-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →