Where does “vantinlevittäjä” come from?
vantinlevittäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vantti, from Swedish vant, from Dutch want, from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- — to wind, to turn.
vantinlevittäjä (Finnish): A spreader
Definitions
- A spreader
Ancestry of “vantinlevittäjä”, step by step
vantinlevittäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vantti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vantti | shroud |
| 2 | Swedish | vant | shroud: a rope or cable serving to support the... |
| 3 | Dutch | want | for, because, as; A mitten, type of glove in... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | want | because, for; A glove, mitten |
| 5 | Old Dutch | want | wall |
| 6 | Frankish | wantu | glove; mitten; glove |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wantuz | glove, mitten |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wondʰnú- | glove |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |