Where does “viistopinta” come from?

viistopinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

viistopinta (Finnish): slanted surface, bezel surface, bevel surface

Definitions

  1. slanted surface, bezel surface, bevel surface

Ancestry of “viistopinta”, step by step

viistopinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish viisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviistooblique, slanting, inclined; slanted; diagonal
2FinnishviistääTo bevel
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →