Where does “suntti” come from?

suntti (Finnish) comes from English shunt, from Middle English schonten, from Old English scunian, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

suntti (Finnish): shunt connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electric circuit

Definitions

  1. shunt connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electric circuit

Ancestry of “suntti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshuntTo cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to
2Middle EnglishschontenTo dodge, evade, or escape; to suddenly avoid
3Old Englishscunianto shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Old English scunian →Every word from Middle English schonten →