Where does “taka-akselipalkki” come from?
taka-akselipalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish akselipalkki, from Finnish pälkki, from Swedish balk, from English balker, from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr — to balk, beam.
taka-akselipalkki (Finnish): rear axle beam
Definitions
- rear axle beam
Ancestry of “taka-akselipalkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akselipalkki | axle beam |
| 2 | Finnish | pälkki | beam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support |
| 3 | Swedish | balk | a wooden or metal beam; a bend |
| 4 | English | balker | One who, or that which balks; A person who stands... |
| 5 | English | balk | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field... |
| 6 | Middle English | balke | balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke |
| 7 | Old English | balca | balk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering |
| 8 | Old Norse | balkr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |