Where does “vetoniittipihdit” come from?
vetoniittipihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish vetoniitti, from Finnish niitti, from Swedish nit, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan — to hammer, to pound.
vetoniittipihdit (Finnish): hand riveter, blind rivet pliers
Definitions
- hand riveter, blind rivet pliers
Ancestry of “vetoniittipihdit”, step by step
vetoniittipihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vetoniitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vetoniitti | blind rivet, pop rivet |
| 2 | Finnish | niitti | staple; rivet; hit or check, especially a hard... |
| 3 | Swedish | nit | a rivet, a stud; the action of braking very... |
| 4 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 5 | German | niet | rivet |
| 6 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 7 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |