Where does “konetahtityö” come from?

konetahtityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish konetahtinen, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.

konetahtityö (Finnish): machine-paced work type of work in which a worker has to adapt in the rhythm of the machinery, e.g. work on an assembly line

Definitions

  1. machine-paced work type of work in which a worker has to adapt in the rhythm of the machinery, e.g. work on an assembly line

Ancestry of “konetahtityö”, step by step

konetahtityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish konetahtinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonetahtinenmachine-paced paced by machinery, such as work on an assembly line
2Finnishtähtistar; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white...
3Swedishtäkta quarry
4Swedishtoe; a body part
5SwedishtagaDated form of ta
6Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
7Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
8Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka