Where does “valmi” come from?

valmi (Finnish) comes from Swedish valmtak, from German Walm, from Middle High German walbe, from Old High German walbo, from Proto-Germanic hwalbô.

valmi (Finnish): hip end triangular roof plane at the ends of a hip roof

Definitions

  1. hip end triangular roof plane at the ends of a hip roof

Ancestry of “valmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvalmtak—
2GermanWalma bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and...
3Middle High Germanwalbeslope
4Old High Germanwalbovault; vaulted roof
5Proto-Germanichwalbô—

Words derived from “valmi”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbô →Every word from Old High German walbo →Every word from Middle High German walbe →