Where does “siipipyöräpumppu” come from?
siipipyöräpumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumppu, from Swedish pump, from German Pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
siipipyöräpumppu (Finnish): impeller pump
Definitions
- impeller pump
Ancestry of “siipipyöräpumppu”, step by step
siipipyöräpumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pumppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pumppu | pump; heart |
| 2 | Swedish | pump | a pump |
| 3 | German | Pumpe | pump; heart |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pumpe | pump; a pump |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pompe | device for raising water, pump; pipe, water... |
via Finnish siipipyörä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipipyörä | impeller a wheel with blades, used in e.g. pumps |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |