Where does “hypistelymuhvi” come from?
hypistelymuhvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muhvi, from Swedish muff, from German muffe, from German muff, from Dutch mof, from Dutch moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
hypistelymuhvi (Finnish): twiddle muff, fidget muff
Definitions
- twiddle muff, fidget muff
Ancestry of “hypistelymuhvi”, step by step
hypistelymuhvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muhvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muhvi | muff piece of cloth |
| 2 | Swedish | muff | a muff (for keeping hands warm) |
| 3 | German | muffe | inflection of muffen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | muff | singular imperative of muffen; first-person... |
| 5 | Dutch | mof | muff; Piece to protect pipes where they are... |
| 6 | Dutch | moffel | — |
| 7 | Middle French | moufle | — |
| 8 | Old French | mofle | thick glove |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 10 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 11 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 12 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish hypistely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hypistely | fiddling, fingering, fidgeting |
| 2 | Finnish | hypistellä | to fiddle, finger, fidget |
| 3 | Finnish | hypistää | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -istaa | -ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,... |