Where does “ruukkutaimi” come from?

ruukkutaimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruukku, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

ruukkutaimi (Finnish): seedling grown in a peat pot

Definitions

  1. seedling grown in a peat pot

Ancestry of “ruukkutaimi”, step by step

ruukkutaimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruukkupot; jar; situla
2Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
3Middle Low Germankrūke—
4Old Saxonkrūka—
5Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
6Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

via Finnish Taimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTaimisapling young tree, taller than a seedling
2Finnishtaimisapling; seedling; Third-person singular...
3Proto-Finnictaimiyoung plant; seedling
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old Saxon krūka →
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