Where does “ruokahissi” come from?

ruokahissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hissi, from Swedish hiss, from Swedish hissa, from Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.

ruokahissi (Finnish): dumbwaiter

Definitions

  1. dumbwaiter

Ancestry of “ruokahissi”, step by step

ruokahissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Middle Dutch hisen →Every word from Dutch hijsen →Every word from Swedish hissa →