Where does “näpyttely” come from?

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

näpyttely (Finnish): typing in, keying in, inputting

Definitions

  1. typing in, keying in, inputting

Ancestry of “näpyttely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäpytelläto type in, key in, input
2Finnishnäpyttääto key in
3Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
4Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
5Old Norsehnappa—
6Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
7Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →