Where does “itsetarkkailu” come from?
itsetarkkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkailu, 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.
itsetarkkailu (Finnish): introspection, self-monitoring, self-examination
Definitions
- introspection, self-monitoring, self-examination
Ancestry of “itsetarkkailu”, step by step
itsetarkkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkkailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkkailu | monitoring; watching, specifically in terms like... |
| 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 |