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Where does “beatmusiikki” come from?

beatmusiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish beat, from English beat, from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

beatmusiikki (Finnish): beat music

Definitions

  1. beat music

Ancestry of “beatmusiikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbeatbeat
2EnglishbeatA stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse...
3Middle Englishbeten—
4Old Englishbēatanto thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
5Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
6Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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