Where does “sanakirjamuoto” come from?

sanakirjamuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sanakirja, from Swedish ordbok, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

sanakirjamuoto (Finnish): dictionary form basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry

Definitions

  1. dictionary form basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry

Ancestry of “sanakirjamuoto”, step by step

sanakirjamuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sanakirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanakirjadictionary
2Swedishordboka dictionary
3Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
4Old Swedishorþword
5Old Norseorðword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Finnish muoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
2Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-