Where does “sanakirjantekijä” come from?

sanakirjantekijä (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.

sanakirjantekijä (Finnish): lexicographer

Definitions

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Ancestry of “sanakirjantekijä”, step by step

sanakirjantekijä 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 tekijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekijäauthor, auteur; maker; doer
2Proto-Finnictekejädoer, maker
3Estoniantegemato do
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →