Where does “väenotto” come from?

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

väenotto (Finnish): (forced) recruitment into the army

Definitions

  1. (forced) recruitment into the army

Ancestry of “väenotto”, step by step

väenotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Otto

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

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Germanic audaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aud →Every word from Old High German ōt →