Where does “kosketuskaksoistähti” come from?
kosketuskaksoistähti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaksoistähti, 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.
kosketuskaksoistähti (Finnish): contact binary star
Definitions
- contact binary star
Ancestry of “kosketuskaksoistähti”, step by step
kosketuskaksoistähti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaksoistähti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaksoistähti | double star, binary star |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |