Where does “näpäytellä” come from?

näpäytellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish näpäyttää, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

Ancestry of “näpäytellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäpäyttääto flick, tap; to rebuke or criticize sharply...
2Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →