Where does “vaatekuivain” come from?

vaatekuivain (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaate, from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk, from Proto-Germanic wēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

vaatekuivain (Finnish): clothes dryer appliance that dries clothes

Definitions

  1. clothes dryer appliance that dries clothes

Ancestry of “vaatekuivain”, step by step

vaatekuivain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Finnish kuivain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivaindryer; Genitive plural form of kuiva
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēdiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk →