Where does “tweedtakki” come from?

tweedtakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

tweedtakki (Finnish): tweed coat

Definitions

  1. tweed coat

Ancestry of “tweedtakki”, step by step

tweedtakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäkkiquilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia
2Old Swedishstakker—
3Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Finnish tweed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtweedtweed fabric
2EnglishTweeda river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →