Where does “napínavý” come from?
napínavý (Czech) comes from Czech napínat, from Czech napnout, from Czech pnout, from Finnish Pieti, from Swedish bet, from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste — a beast.
napínavý (Czech): thrilling, gripping, taut
Definitions
- thrilling, gripping, taut
Ancestry of “napínavý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | napínat | to tighten |
| 2 | Czech | napnout | to tense |
| 3 | Czech | pnout | to twine around, to climb |
| 4 | Finnish | Pieti | losing trick |
| 5 | Swedish | bet | a penalty (especially in the game of Vira) |
| 6 | French | bête | beast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in... |
| 7 | Middle French | beste | beast, animal |
| 8 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 9 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |