Where does “näpätä” come from?
näpätä (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
näpätä (Finnish): to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
Definitions
- to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
Ancestry of “näpätä”, step by step
näpätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish nappa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 2 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |