Where does “napínat” come from?

napínat (Czech) comes from Czech napnout, from Czech pnout, from Finnish Pieti, from Swedish bet, from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

napínat (Czech): to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tighten

Ancestry of “napínat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnapnoutto tense
2Czechpnoutto twine around, to climb
3FinnishPietilosing trick
4Swedishbeta penalty (especially in the game of Vira)
5Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
6Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
7Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
8Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “napínat”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →
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