Where does “trendiviiva” come from?

trendiviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish trendi, from English trend, from Middle English trenden, from Old English trendan, from Proto-Germanic trandijaną — to revolve, spin.

trendiviiva (Finnish): trend line

Definitions

  1. trend line

Ancestry of “trendiviiva”, step by step

trendiviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish trendi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrenditrend
2EnglishtrendAn inclination in a particular direction; A...
3Middle Englishtrendento roll about, turn, revolve
4Old Englishtrendanto roll about, turn, revolve
5Proto-Germanictrandijanąto revolve, spin

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-
Every word from Proto-Germanic trandijaną
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