Where does “vaatetusapu” come from?
vaatetusapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaatetus, from Finnish vaatettaa, 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...
vaatetusapu (Finnish): clothes aid
Definitions
- clothes aid
Ancestry of “vaatetusapu”, step by step
vaatetusapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaatetus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaatetus | clothing act of clothing, or providing clothes for; clothes collectively, e.g. the clothes one has on |
| 2 | Finnish | vaatettaa | to enrobe, enclothe, clothe |
| 3 | Finnish | vaate | piece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *vaat'ëk | clothing, garment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēdiz | piece of cloth, garment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |