Where does “sääluotain” come from?

sääluotain (Finnish) comes from Finnish luotain, from Finnish luodata, from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

sääluotain (Finnish): weather probe

Definitions

  1. weather probe

Ancestry of “sääluotain”, step by step

sääluotain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luotain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotainprobe
2Finnishluodatato plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to...
3Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
4Old Swedishlodh—
5Middle Low Germanlōt—
6Old Saxonlōd—
7Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish sää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
2Proto-Finnicsääweather
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →Every word from Old Saxon lōd →Every word from Middle Low German lōt →