Where does “tunnustäht” come from?
tunnustäht (Estonian) comes from Estonian täht, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
tunnustäht (Estonian): a sign or omen from God
Definitions
- a sign or omen from God
Ancestry of “tunnustäht”, step by step
tunnustäht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian täht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | täht | letter; star |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |