Where does “äänitarkkailija” come from?
äänitarkkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkailija, from Finnish tarkkailla, from Finnish tärkätä, from Swedish stärka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
äänitarkkailija (Finnish): broadcast sound technician, broadcast sound engineer
Definitions
- broadcast sound technician, broadcast sound engineer
Ancestry of “äänitarkkailija”, step by step
äänitarkkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkkailija | observer |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkkailla | to watch, to observe, to monitor |
| 3 | Finnish | tärkätä | to starch |
| 4 | Swedish | stärka | to strengthen; to starch, to apply laundry starch |
| 5 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 6 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 7 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |