Where does “väärävartinen” come from?

väärävartinen (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.

väärävartinen (Finnish): with a curved handle/shaft or snath for a scythe

Definitions

  1. with a curved handle/shaft or snath for a scythe

Ancestry of “väärävartinen”, step by step

väärävartinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvääräwrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...
2Old Swedishfahra—
3Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
4Old Saxonfāra—
5Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →