Where does “vieteriukko” come from?
vieteriukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieteri, from Swedish fjäder, from Old Swedish fiädher, from Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
vieteriukko (Finnish): jack-in-the-box; Tigger
Ancestry of “vieteriukko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vieteri | spring |
| 2 | Swedish | fjäder | feather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fiädher | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |