Where does “vihtahousu” come from?

vihtahousu (Finnish) comes from Finnish housut, from Old Swedish hosa, from Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

vihtahousu (Finnish): Old Nick the devil

Definitions

  1. Old Nick the devil

Ancestry of “vihtahousu”, step by step

vihtahousu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish housut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhousuttrousers, pants
2Old Swedishhosalegging, leg covering, hose
3Old Norsehosatrousers, stocking
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Finnish vihta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvihtaA kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in...
2Proto-Samicvittëfive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭ →Every word from Old Norse hosa →