Where does “työhönottohaastattelu” come from?

työhönottohaastattelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish työhönotto, from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.

työhönottohaastattelu (Finnish): recruitment interview, job interview

Definitions

  1. recruitment interview, job interview

Ancestry of “työhönottohaastattelu”, step by step

työhönottohaastattelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työhönotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöhönottorecruitment, employment act of recruiting or employing someone
2FinnishOttotaking act or action of taking
3GermanOttoOtto
4Old High Germanōtriches; property
5Proto-West Germanicaudwealth, riches
6Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches

via Finnish haastattelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaastatteluinterview
2Finnishhaastatellato interview
3FinnishhaastattaaAlternative form of haastatella; to interview
4Finnishhaastaato challenge; to defy, dare; to summon
Every word from Proto-Germanic audaz