Where does “napostella” come from?

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

napostella (Finnish): To snack

Definitions

  1. To snack

Ancestry of “napostella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnappoa—
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-—

Words derived from “napostella”

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