Where does “tähelepanelik” come from?
tähelepanelik (Estonian) comes from Estonian tähele panema, from Estonian tähele, from Estonian täht, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka — to touch.
tähelepanelik (Estonian): attentive, heedful, mindful, observant
Definitions
- attentive, heedful, mindful, observant
Ancestry of “tähelepanelik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | tähele panema | to pay attention, to notice |
| 2 | Estonian | tähele | allative singular of täht; Forms a single phrasal... |
| 3 | Estonian | täht | letter; star |
| 4 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 5 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 6 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 7 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 8 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 9 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |