Where does “viemäripumppu” come from?

viemäripumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumppu, from Swedish pump, from German Pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

viemäripumppu (Finnish): plunger, force cup, plumber's friend, plumber's helper device consisting of a rubber suction cup and shaft, used to remove blockages from a toilet or sink by suction

Definitions

  1. plunger, force cup, plumber's friend, plumber's helper device consisting of a rubber suction cup and shaft, used to remove blockages from a toilet or sink by suction

Ancestry of “viemäripumppu”, step by step

viemäripumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpumppupump; heart
2Swedishpumpa pump
3GermanPumpepump; heart
4Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
5Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

via Finnish viemäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviemärisewer; drain, drainage, plughole
2Finnishviedäto take away, take, bring away
3Proto-Finnicveedäkto take, take away
4Proto-Uralicwixe-to bring, to take somewhere
Every word from Middle Dutch pompe →