Where does “ruuvinväännin” come from?

ruuvinväännin (Finnish) comes from Finnish väännin, from Finnish vääntää, from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

ruuvinväännin (Finnish): power screwdriver, electric screwdriver

Definitions

  1. power screwdriver, electric screwdriver

Ancestry of “ruuvinväännin”, step by step

ruuvinväännin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väännin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväänninknob
2FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
3Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “ruuvinväännin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →