Where does “zapnout” come from?

zapnout (Czech) comes 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.

zapnout (Czech): to switch on, to turn on, to enable to put a mechanism, device or system into operation

Definitions

  1. to switch on, to turn on, to enable to put a mechanism, device or system into operation

Ancestry of “zapnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpnoutto twine around, to climb
2FinnishPietilosing trick
3Swedishbeta penalty (especially in the game of Vira)
4Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
5Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
6Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
7Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →