Where does “näppäin” come from?

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

näppäin (Finnish): key; button

Definitions

  1. key; button

Ancestry of “näppäin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
2Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
3Old Norsehnappa—
4Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

Words derived from “näppäin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →