Where does “tarkkuuskello” come from?

tarkkuuskello (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkuus, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkkuuskello (Finnish): chronometer

Definitions

  1. chronometer

Ancestry of “tarkkuuskello”, step by step

tarkkuuskello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkkuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkuusaccuracy, precision; exactness
2Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
3Swedishstärkstrong
4Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
5Old Norsesterkrstrong
6Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
7Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →