Where does “tähelepanematu” come from?
tähelepanematu (Estonian) comes from Estonian tähele, from Estonian täht, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka — to touch.
tähelepanematu (Estonian): inattentive, not paying attention
Definitions
- inattentive, not paying attention
Ancestry of “tähelepanematu”, step by step
tähelepanematu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian tähele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | tähele | allative singular of täht; Forms a single phrasal... |
| 2 | Estonian | täht | letter; star |
| 3 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 4 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 5 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 6 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 7 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 8 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |