Where does “väärävarsiviikate” come from?
väärävarsiviikate (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärä, from Old Swedish fahra, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
väärävarsiviikate (Finnish): a type of scythe with a short curved shaft
Definitions
- a type of scythe with a short curved shaft
Ancestry of “väärävarsiviikate”, step by step
väärävarsiviikate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väärä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väärä | wrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fahra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish varsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |
via Finnish viikate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viikate | scythe |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *vik'at'ëh | — |