Where does “tiehöylä” come from?

tiehöylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish höylä, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

tiehöylä (Finnish): grader

Definitions

  1. grader

Ancestry of “tiehöylä”, step by step

tiehöylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyläplane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →