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Where does “vuoristoinen” come from?

vuoristoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoristo, from Finnish vuori, from Proto-Finnic voori, from Estonian voor, from Middle Low German vore, from Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai — passed , crossed.

vuoristoinen (Finnish): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “vuoristoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvuoristoA mountain range; Especially in proper names also...
2Finnishvuorimountain; a high hill; lining
3Proto-Finnicvoorilarge hill
4Estonianvoordrumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice;...
5Middle Low Germanvore—
6Old Saxonforabefore, against
7Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
8Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vuoristoinen”

  • vuoristoisuus
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