Where does “vanerikoivu” come from?
vanerikoivu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaneri, from Swedish faner, from Swedish fanera, from French fournir, from Old French fornir, from Frankish frumjan, from Proto-Germanic frumjaną, from Proto-Indo-European promo- — front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth.
vanerikoivu (Finnish): birch for plywood
Definitions
- birch for plywood
Ancestry of “vanerikoivu”, step by step
vanerikoivu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaneri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaneri | plywood; Any hard, flat material, such as the... |
| 2 | Swedish | faner | veneer; thin slice of wood, a thin decorative... |
| 3 | Swedish | fanera | veneer |
| 4 | French | fournir | to supply, to provide, to furnish; to put in; to... |
| 5 | Old French | fornir | to provide |
| 6 | Frankish | frumjan | to complete, execute; to provide; to accomplish,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frumjaną | to perform, promote; to accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | promo- | front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth |