Where does “näppama” come from?

näppama (Estonian) comes from Luxembourgish Napp, from Swedish nappa, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

näppama (Estonian): to steal (generally something small or insignificant)

Definitions

  1. to steal (generally something small or insignificant)

Ancestry of “näppama”, step by step

näppama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Napp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishNapptablecloth
2Swedishnappato bite, to take; to take, grab, pinch
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

via Estonian ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianmaI; short form of mina
2EstonianminaI
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →