Where does “vääntöjousi” come from?

vääntöjousi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vääntö, from Finnish vääntää, from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vääntöjousi (Finnish): torsion spring

Definitions

  1. torsion spring

Ancestry of “vääntöjousi”, step by step

vääntöjousi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vääntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvääntötwist, torsion; A tough negotiation; Short for...
2FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
3Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →