Where does “näpelöinti” come from?

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

näpelöinti (Finnish): fiddling, fingering

Definitions

  1. fiddling, fingering

Ancestry of “näpelöinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnäpelöidäTo finger
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 →