Where does “faktantarkistaja” come from?

faktantarkistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkistaja, from Finnish tarkistaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

faktantarkistaja (Finnish): fact checker

Definitions

  1. fact checker

Ancestry of “faktantarkistaja”, step by step

faktantarkistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkistajachecker, inspector, verifier
2Finnishtarkistaato check, inspect, verify, check up
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish fakta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfaktafact
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →